Eumetopias jubatus - #1759
Steller Sea Lion
Adult female resting next to adult female Zalophus californianus. Also as Northern Sea Lion.
Geographic Distribution
Northern Pacific coastal regions of Canada, China (vagrant populations to Jiangsu), Japan (from Hokkaido N), Russia, USA (Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California).
Order/Family
Otariidae
Genus
Eumetopias
Specific Epithet
jubatus
Image Date
1980
Photographer
KW Fink - contributed by DG Huckaby