Zalophus californianus (Lesson 1828)

[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).