Pacific White-Sided Dolphins
Lagenorhynchus obliquidens
Average Size:
Newborns: 80 to 95 cm
Adults: 6 1/2 to 8 feet
Weight: 200 to 350 pounds
Location:
North Pacific Ocean, East Pacific from the Aleutian Islands through the Gulf of Alaska to Baja,
California, West Pacific from Japan to Kuril Island.
Things you didn't know:
The Pacific White-Sided Dolphin frequently swims along with the Atlantic White-Sided
Dolphins, Risso’s Dolphins, Northern Right-Whale Dolphin and the Grey and Humpback Whales as well.
They eat squid, hake, and anchovies and are nocturnal feeders.
They have 21-28 small, pointed, slightly curved teeth.
