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Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Otariidae

Genus: Zalophus

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Zalophus californianus
[California sea lion]

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Zalophus japonicus
[Japanese sea lion]

Photo by Pörschmann, Ulrich

Zalophus wollebaeki
[Galapagos sea lion]

Scientific Name Zalophus californianus Zalophus japonicus Zalophus wollebaeki	English Name California sea lion Galapagos sea lion Japanese sea lion	Distribution Eastern Pacific Eastern Pacific. Northwest Pacific.	Max. Length	Year 1828 1866 1953

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