North Pacific Ocean animal life January 3, 2017 Some of the animals who live in the North Pacific Ocean include: Vaquita or Cochito (Phocoena sinus) Other stories about the vaquita: Endangered vaquita population is less than 100, how you can help Vaquitas have compact, robust Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) are the largest of the odontocetes (toothed whales) and the most sexually dimorphic cetaceans, with males Short-Finned Pilot Whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) Short-finned pilot whales are larger members of the dolphin group reaching average lengths of 12 feet (3.7 m) for females and 18 feet Pantropical Spotted Dolphin (Stenella attenuata) Like other dolphins of the genus Stenella, these are relatively small dolphins, reaching lengths of 6 to 7 feet (2 m) and Humpback Whale (Megeptera novaeangliae) Humpback whales are well known for their long "pectoral" fins, which can be up to 15 feet (4.6 m) in length. Their Harbour Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) Harbor porpoises have a small, robust body with a short, blunt beak. Females are slightly larger than males. They have Ribbon Seal (Phoca fasciata) The ribbon seal is one of nine species of ice seals inhabiting the Arctic and is the only species in Blainville’s Beaked Whale (Mesoplodon densirostris) Blainville's beaked whales, sometimes known as the "dense-beaked whale," are little known members of the beaked whale family (Ziphiidae). As Narwhal (Monodon monoceros) PHYLUM: Chordata CLASS: Mammalia ORDER: Cetacea FAMILY: Monodontidae GENUS: Monodon SPECIES: monoceros TOOTHED or TOOTHLESS (BALEEN): Toothed FRESHWATER, SALTERWATER or Indo-Pacific Humpbacked Dolphin (Sousa chinensis) Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Cetacea Family: Delphinidae Genus: Sousa Species: chinensis TOOTHED or TOOTHLESS (BALEEN): Toothed FRESHWATER, 1 2 3 … 5 Next » -TSF- aquatic zonesNorth Pacific Ocean
