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Table E-17. <strong>Marine</strong> Mammals Common in the NMFS Northwest Region (continued)<br />

Common Name Scientific Name<br />

Federal<br />

Status<br />

under ESA<br />

E-29<br />

Distribution<br />

Killer whale Orcinus orca */E Southern Resident population listed<br />

as endangered. Inshore year-round.<br />

Stejneger’s beaked<br />

whale<br />

Mesoplodon<br />

stejnegeri<br />

Sperm whale Physeter<br />

macrocephalus<br />

Pacific white-sided<br />

dolphin<br />

Pygmy sperm<br />

whale<br />

Northern right<br />

whale dolphin<br />

Lagenorhynchus<br />

obliquidens<br />

* Pelagic<br />

Kogia breviceps * Pelagic<br />

Lissodelphis<br />

borealis<br />

E Seen spring-fall, generally pelagic<br />

* Year-round resident, generally<br />

pelagic, nearshore in deep water<br />

* Uncommon<br />

Risso’s dolphin Grampus griseus * Occur spring-fall, pelagic<br />

Short-finned pilot<br />

whale<br />

Short-beaked<br />

common dolphin<br />

Globicephala<br />

macrorhynchus<br />

Striped dolphin Stenella<br />

coeruleoalba<br />

* Uncommon<br />

Delphinus delphis * Rare, pelagic<br />

* Rare, pelagic<br />

Dall’s porpoise Phocoenoides dalli * Year-round resident, pelagic;<br />

nearshore in deep water<br />

Harbor porpoise Phocoena<br />

phocoena<br />

Mustelid (otters)<br />

Northern sea otter Enhydra lutris<br />

kenyoni<br />

Source: Geraci and Lounsbury 2005<br />

Notes: CH – Critical Habitat in the ROI<br />

E – Federally listed as endangered<br />

T – Federally listed as threatened<br />

* – only protected under MMPA<br />

* Coastal in bays, estuaries, and<br />

rivers; frequent offshore banks<br />

T Year-round resident

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