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Species

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Learn what each species is like, find out where it lives in the wild, and plan your next sighting — all in one place.

2,565

Species documented

224

Countries with recorded wildlife

1,337

Parks connected

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Apex predators187speciesGiants of nature57speciesThreatened species515speciesNight life768speciesBig cats39speciesPolar wildlife74speciesEndemic species6speciesThe Big Five6species

Conservation

Showing 29 species · La Jolla Cove

Showing 29 species · La Jolla Cove

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Californian Sea LionLeast Concern

Californian Sea Lion

Zalophus californianus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn packs
Not Evaluated

Humboldt Squid

Dosidicus gigas

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Least Concern

Risso's Dolphin

Grampus griseus

CarnivoreNocturnalIn herds
Not Evaluated

Moon Jellyfish

Aurelia aurita

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Not Evaluated

Ghost Shrimp

Caprella linearis

OmnivoreColonialOcean
Not Evaluated

Mediterranean Mussel

Mytilus galloprovincialis

OmnivoreColonialOcean
Not Evaluated

Atlantic Pyrosomes

Pyrosoma atlanticum

OmnivoreColonialOcean
Critically Endangered

Tope

Galeorhinus galeus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Least Concern

Pacific Sardine

Sardinops sagax

In schoolsFishOcean
Not Evaluated

Sea Nettle

Chrysaora fuscescens

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Not Evaluated

Ochre Stars

Pisaster ochraceus

CarnivoreSolitaryOcean
Not Evaluated

California Seahare

Aplysia californica

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Endangered

Shortfin Mako

Isurus oxyrinchus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Critically Endangered

Red Abalone

Haliotis rufescens

HerbivoreSolitaryCritically Endangered
Least Concern

Horn Shark

Heterodontus francisci

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Critically Endangered

Sunflower Sea Star

Pycnopodia helianthoides

CarnivoreSolitaryCritically Endangered
Least Concern

Green Crab

Carcinus maenas

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Pacific Oyster

Crassostrea gigas

OmnivoreColonialOcean
Not Evaluated

Purple Sea Urchin

Strongylocentrotus purpuratus

OmnivoreNocturnalColonial
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Humpback WhaleLeast Concern

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
134 countries46 parks104 dive sites
Bottlenose DolphinLeast Concern

Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
155 countries83 parks364 dive sites
Blue WhaleEndangered

Blue Whale

Balaenoptera musculus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
128 countries5 parks13 dive sites
Gray WhaleLeast Concern

Gray Whale

Eschrichtius robustus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
8 countries8 parks13 dive sites
Ocean SunfishVulnerable

Ocean Sunfish

Mola mola

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
24 countries32 parks50 dive sites
Short-beaked Common DolphinLeast Concern

Short-beaked Common Dolphin

Delphinus delphis

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
42 countries5 parks94 dive sites
GrayfishVulnerable

Grayfish

Alopias vulpinus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
68 countries75 parks21 dive sites
Harbor SealLeast Concern

Harbor Seal

Phoca vitulina

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
19 countries18 parks31 dive sites
Giant Pacific OctopusLeast Concern

Giant Pacific Octopus

Enteroctopus dofleini

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
7 countries14 parks15 dive sites
Blue SharkNear Threatened

Blue Shark

Prionace glauca

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
128 countries73 parks41 dive sites
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
3 countries
13 parks
12 dive sites
13 countries17 parks15 dive sites
161 countries59 parks91 dive sites
111 countries69 parks127 dive sites
16 countries39 parks44 dive sites
55 countries38 parks117 dive sites
161 countries56 parks108 dive sites
128 countries48 parks120 dive sites
10 countries14 parks22 dive sites
3 countries10 parks12 dive sites
3 countries10 parks12 dive sites
2 countries6 parks7 dive sites
128 countries73 parks30 dive sites
2 countries4 parks6 dive sites
2 countries6 parks11 dive sites
3 countries11 parks12 dive sites
50 countries104 dive sites
54 countries109 dive sites
3 countries12 dive sites