Zalophus californianus (Lesson 1828)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Carnivora, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 532-628 : 593

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scientific name	Zalophus californianus (Lesson 1828)
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[Otaria] californiana Lesson 1828 , in: Bory de Saint-Vincent (ed.), Dict. Class. Hist. Nat. Paris, Vol. 13: 420.

Type Locality: "les rochers dans le voisinage de la baie San-Francisco sont ordinairement couverts de lion marins." [ USA, California, San Francisco Bay].

Vernacular Names: California Sealion.

Synonyms: Zalophus gillespii (MacBain 1858) .

Distribution: Northern Pacific coastal regions of Canada (British Columbia), Mexico (Baja California, and throughout the Gulf of California), USA (Washington, Oregon, California).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).