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Santa Cruz Island Reserve, California - Marine Mammals occurring in the waters of California

List of Marine Mammals occurring in the waters of California, Santa Cruz Island Reserve lies off the coast of California and is one of the California Northern Channel Islands.

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Taxonomy
« Back To Baleen Whales Parvorder Mysticeti
- Rorquals Family Balaenopteridae
  - 5 Genus Balaenoptera
  - 1 Genus Megaptera

Blue Whale ¹
Balaenoptera musculus

Fin Whale ²
Balaenoptera physalus

Sei Whale ³
Balaenoptera borealis

Eden's Whale ⁴
Balaenoptera edeni

Minke Whale ⁵
Balaenoptera acutorostrata

Humpback Whale ⁶
Megaptera novaeangliae

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Santa Cruz Island Reserve, California - Marine Mammals occurring in the waters of California

Blue Whale 1 Balaenoptera musculus

Fin Whale 2 Balaenoptera physalus

Sei Whale 3 Balaenoptera borealis

Eden's Whale 4 Balaenoptera edeni

Minke Whale 5 Balaenoptera acutorostrata

Humpback Whale 6 Megaptera novaeangliae