Pacific White-Sided Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens)

	Pacific White-Sided Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens) Photo: NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science Center
	Did You Know? · Schools of thousands of Pacific white-sided dolphins are occasionally observed, but group size generally ranges from 10 to 50 to 100 animals. · This species commonly associates with other cetaceans, such as northern right whale dolphins and Risso's dolphins. · Pacific white-sided dolphins have an unusually large, falcate dorsal fin.

Status
MMPA - Pacific white-sided dolphins, like all marine mammals, are protected under the MMPA.

Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Cetacea
Family: Delphinidae
Genus: Lagenorhynchus
Species: obliquidens

The Atlantic white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus acutus) is another species of white-sided dolphin.

Key Documents
(All documents are in PDF format.)

Title	Federal Register	Date
Stock Assessment Reports	n/a	various

More Information

• NMFS National Marine Mammal Laboratory Pacific White-sided Dolphin Information
• NOAA's National Marine Sanctuaries
  • Channel Islands Sanctuary Pacific White-sided Dolphin Species Card
  • Cordell Bank Sanctuary Pacific White-sided Dolphin Species Card with video
  • Monterey Bay Sanctuary Pacific White-sided Dolphin Species Card
  • Olympic Coast Sanctuary Pacific White-sided Dolphin Species Card
• Listen to Pacific White-sided Dolphin Sounds from NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science Center Cetacean Sounds Collection