Diet Overlap

Lagenorhynchus obliquidens (Pacific White-sided Dolphin)
Zalophus californianus (California Sealion)

Common Diet

Engraulis mordax (Californian anchoveta)
Merluccius productus (Whiting)
Scomber japonicus (Striped mackerel)

Common Habitat

California Coast Ranges Biosphere Reserve
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
Channel Islands National Park
Pacific Rim National Park Reserve
Point Reyes National Seashore
Redwood National Park
Reserva de la Biosfera El Vizcaino

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Occurrence, photo-identification and prey of Pacific white-sided dolphins (Lagenorhyncus obliquidens) in the Broughton Archipelago, Canada 1984-1998, Alexandra Morton, Marine Mammal Science Vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 80-93. Jan 2000
♦ 2Food Web Relationships of Northern Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca : a Synthesis of the Available Knowledge, Charles A. Simenstad, Bruce S. Miller, Carl F. Nyblade, Kathleen Thornburgh, and Lewis J. Bledsoe, EPA-600 7-29-259 September 1979
♦ 3Seasonal and Annual Variability in the Diet of California Sea Lions Zalophus californianus at San Nicolas Island, California, 1981 -86, Mark S. Lowry, Brent S. Stewart, Carolyn B. Heath, Pamela K. Yochem, John M. Francis, Fishery Bulletin. U.S. 89:331-336 (1991)