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Mike Williamson (williams@whale.wheelock.edu)
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The Office of Protected Resources: Species Index by Category

National Marine Fisheries Service
Office of Protected Resources

Species Index by Category

Species Index by Common Name

|_DOLPHINS_| |_FISH_| |_FUR SEALS_| |_MANATEES_| |_PORPOISES_| |_SEA_LIONS_| |_SEA_TURTLES_| |_SEALS_| |_WHALES_| |_OTHER_SPECIES_|

Dolphins

Common Name Scientific Name Status under ESA/MMPA

Amazon River Dolphin Inia geoffrensis No Special Status

Atlantic Humpbacked Dolphin Sousa teuszii No Special Status

Atlantic Spotted Dolphin Stenella frontalis No Special Status

Atlantic White-sided Dolphin Lagenorhynchus acutus No Special Status

Beiji Lipotes vexillifer Endangered (ESA)

Black Dolphin Cephalorhynchus eutropia No Special Status

Boto Inia geoffrensis No Special Status

Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus No Special Status

Bottlenose Dolphin (Mid-Atlantic Coastal Migratory) Tursiops truncatus Depleted (MMPA)

Chinese River Dolphin Lipotes vexillifer Endangered (ESA)

Clymene Dolphin Stenella clymene No Special Status

Cochito Phocoena sinus Endangered (ESA)

Commerson's Dolphin Cephalorhynchus commersonii No Special Status

Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis No Special Status

Dusky Dolphin Lagenorhynchus obscurus No Special Status

Franciscana Pontoporia blainvillei No Special Status

Fraser's Dolphin Lagenodelphis hosei No Special Status

Ganges River Dolphin Platanista gangetica No Special Status

Heaviside's Dolphin Cephalorhynchus heavisidii No Special Status

Hector's Dolphin Cephalorhynchus hectori No Special Status

Hourglass Dolphin Lagenorhynchus cruciger No Special Status

Indo-pacific Humpbacked Dolphin Sousa chinensis No Special Status

Indus River Dolphin Platanista minor No Special Status

Irrawaddy Dolphin Orcaella brevirostris No Special Status

Killer Whale Orcinus orca No Special Status

Killer Whale (Alaska Resident Stock) Orcinus orca No Special Status

Killer Whale (Alaska Transient Stock) Orcinus orca No Special Status

La Plata River Dolphin Pontoporia blainvillei No Special Status

Northern Right Whale Dolphin Lissodelphis borealis No Special Status

Orca Orcinus orca No Special Status

Orca (Alaska Resident Stock) Orcinus orca No Special Status

Orca (Alaska Transient Stock) Orcinus orca No Special Status

Pacific White-sided Dolphin Lagenorhynchus obliquidens No Special Status

Pacific White-sided Dolphin (Central North Pacific Stock) Lagenorhynchus obliquidens No Special Status

Pantropical Spotted Dolphin Stenella attenuata No Special Status

Peale's Dolphin Lagenorhynchus australis No Special Status

Risso's Dolphin Grampus griseus No Special Status

Rough-toothed Dolphin Steno bredanensis No Special Status

Saddleback Dolphin Delphinus delphis No Special Status

Sarawak Dolphin Lagenodelphis hosei No Special Status

Short-snouted Spinner Dolp Stenella clymene No Special Status

Southern Right Whale Dolphin Lissodelphis peronii No Special Status

Spinner Dolphin Stenella longirostris No Special Status

Spinner Dolphin (Eastern) Stenella longirostris Depleted (MMPA)

Streaker Stenella coeruleoalba No Special Status

Striped Dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba No Special Status

Tucuxi Sotalia fluviatilis No Special Status

Vaquita Phocoena sinus Endangered (ESA)

White-beaked Dolphin Lagenorhynchus albirostris No Special Status

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Fish
Common Name	Scientific Name	Status under ESA/MMPA
American Eel		No Special Status
Atlantic Salmon	Salmo salar	No Special Status
Atlantic Sturgeon	Acipenser oxyrhynchus	No Special Status
Baltic Sturgeon	Acipenser sturio	No Special Status
Chinook Salmon	Oncorhynchus tshawytscha	No Special Status
Chinook Salmon (Sacramento River - Winter)	Oncorhynchus tshawytscha	Endangered (ESA)
Chinook Salmon (Snake River - Fall)	Oncorhynchus tshawytscha	Endangered (ESA)
Chinook Salmon (Snake River - Spring/Summer)	Oncorhynchus tshawytscha	Endangered (ESA)
Chum Salmon	Oncorhynchus keta	No Special Status
Coelacanth	Latimeria chalumnae	No Special Status
Coho Salmon	Oncorhynchus kisutch	No Special Status
Coho Salmon (Central California Coast)	Oncorhynchus kisutch	Threatened (ESA)
Cutthroat Trout (Umpqua River)		Endangered (ESA)
Gulf Sturgeon	Acipenser oxyrynchus	Threatened (ESA)
Key Silverside		No Special Status
Pink Salmon	Oncorhynchus gorbuscha	No Special Status
Sea-run Cutthroat Trout		No Special Status
Shortnose Sturgeon	Acipenser brevirostrum	Endangered (ESA)
Sockeye Salmon	Oncorhynchus nerka	No Special Status
Sockeye Salmon (Snake River)	Oncorhynchus nerka	Endangered (ESA)
Steelhead		No Special Status
Striped Bass		No Special Status
Totoaba	Cynoscion macdonaldi	Endangered (ESA)
White Sturgeon	Acipenser transmontanus	No Special Status

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Fur Seals
Common Name	Scientific Name	Status under ESA/MMPA
Amsterdam Island Fur Seal	Arctocephalus tropicalis	No Special Status
Antarctic Fur Seal	Arctocephalus gazella	No Special Status
Cape Fur Seal	Arctocephalus pusillus	No Special Status
Galapagos Fur Seal	Arctocephalus galapagoensis	No Special Status
Guadalupe Fur Seal	Arctocephalus townsendi	Threatened (ESA)
Juan Fernandez Fur Seal	Arctocephalus philippii	No Special Status
Kerguelen Fur Seal	Arctocephalus gazella	No Special Status
New Zealand Fur Seal	Arctocephalus forsteri	No Special Status
Northern Fur Seal	Callorhinus ursinus	Depleted (MMPA)
Northern Fur Seal (Eastern Pacific Stock )	Callorhinus ursinus	Depleted (MMPA)
South African Fur Seal	Arctocephalus pusillus	No Special Status
South American Fur Seal	Arctocephalus australis	No Special Status
Subantarctic Fur Seal	Arctocephalus tropicalis	No Special Status
West Australian Fur Seal	Arctocephalus forsteri	No Special Status

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Manatees
Common Name	Scientific Name	Status under ESA/MMPA
Amazonian Manatee	Trichechus inunguis	Endangered (ESA)
Dugong	Dugong dugon	Endangered (ESA)
Steller's Sea Cow	Hydrodamalis gigas	Extinct
West African Manatee	Trichechus senegalensis	Threatened (ESA)
West Indian Manatee	Trichechus manatus	Endangered (ESA)

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Porpoises
Common Name	Scientific Name	Status under ESA/MMPA
Burmeister's Porpoise	Phocoena spinipinnis	No Special Status
Dall's Porpoise	Phocoenoides dalli	No Special Status
Dall's Porpoise (Alaska Stock)	Phocoenoides dalli	No Special Status
Finless Porpoise	Neophocaena phocaenoides	No Special Status
Harbor Porpoise	Phocoena phocoena	Proposed For Listing (ESA)
Harbor Porpoise (Alaska Stock)	Phocoena phocoena	No Special Status
Spectacled Porpoise	Australophocaena dioptrica	No Special Status

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Sea Lions
Common Name	Scientific Name	Status under ESA/MMPA
Australian Sea Lion	Neophoca cinerea	No Special Status
California Sea Lion	Zalophus californianus	No Special Status
Hooker's Sea Lion	Phocarctos hookeri	No Special Status
New Zealand Sea Lion	Phocarctos hookeri	No Special Status
South American Sea Lion	Otaria byronia	No Special Status
Steller Sea Lion	Eumetopias jubatus	Threatened (ESA)
Steller Sea Lion (Western U.S. Stock)	Eumetopias jubatus	Endangered (ESA)
Steller Sea Lion (Eastern Stock)	Eumetopias jubatus	Threatened (ESA)

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Sea Turtles
Common Name	Scientific Name	Status under ESA/MMPA
Flatback Sea Turtle	Chelonia depressa
Green Sea Turtle (Florida Breeding Population)	Chelonia mydas	Endangered (ESA)
Green Sea Turtle (All Other Populations)	Chelonia mydas	Threatened (ESA)
Hawksbill Sea Turtle	Eretmochelys imbricata	Endangered (ESA)
Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle	Lepidochelys kempii	Endangered (ESA)
Leatherback Sea Turtle	Dermochelys coriacea	Endangered (ESA)
Loggerhead Sea Turtle	Caretta caretta	Threatened (ESA)
Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (Mexican Breeding Population)	Lepidochelys olivacea	Endangered (ESA)
Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (All Other Populations)	Lepidochelys olivacea	Threatened (ESA)

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Seals
Common Name	Scientific Name	Status under ESA/MMPA
Baikal Seal	Phoca sibirica	No Special Status
Bearded Seal	Erignathus barbatus	No Special Status
Bearded Seal (Alaska Stock)	Erignathus barbatus	No Special Status
Bladdernose Seal	Cystophora cristata	No Special Status
Caribbean Monk Seal	Monachus tropicalis	Endangered (ESA)
Caspian Seal	Phoca caspica	No Special Status
Crabeater Seal	Lobodon carcinophagus	No Special Status
Greenland Seal	Phoca groenlandica	No Special Status
Grey Seal	Halichoerus grypus	No Special Status
Harbor Seal	Phoca vitulina	No Special Status
Harbor Seal (Southeast Alaska Stock)	Phoca vitulina	No Special Status
Harbor Seal (Gulf of Alaska Stock)	Phoca vitulina	No Special Status
Harbor Seal (Bering Sea Stock)	Phoca vitulina	No Special Status
Harp Seal	Phoca groenlandica	No Special Status
Hawaiian Monk Seal	Monachus schauinslandi	Endangered (ESA)
Hooded Seal	Cystophora cristata	No Special Status
Largha Seal	Phoca largha	No Special Status
Leopard Seal	Hydrurga leptonyx	No Special Status
Mediterranean Monk Seal	Monachus monachus	Endangered (ESA)
Northern Elephant Seal	Mirounga angustirostris	No Special Status
Ribbon Seal	Phoca fasciata	No Special Status
Ribbon Seal (Alaska Stock)	Phoca fasciata	No Special Status
Ringed Seal	Phoca hispida	No Special Status
Ringed Seal (Alaska Stock)	Phoca hispida	No Special Status
Ross Seal	Ommatophoca rossii	No Special Status
Saimaa Seal	Phoca hispida	Endangered (ESA)
Southern Elephant Seal	Mirounga leonina	No Special Status
Spotted Seal	Phoca largha	No Special Status
Spotted Seal (Alaska Stock)	Phoca largha	No Special Status
Weddell Seal	Leptonychotes weddellii	No Special Status
West Indian Monk Seal	Monachus tropicalis	Endangered (ESA)

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Whales
Common Name	Scientific Name	Status under ESA/MMPA
Andrew's Beaked Whale	Mesoplodon bowdoini	No Special Status
Arnoux's Beaked Whale	Berardius arnuxii	No Special Status
Baird's Beaked Whale	Berardius bairdii	No Special Status
Baird's Beaked Whale (Alaska Stock)	Berardius bairdii	No Special Status
Beluga	Delphinapterus leucas	No Special Status
Beluga (Beaufort Sea Stock)	Delphinapterus leucas	No Special Status
Beluga (Eastern Chukchi Sea Stock)	Delphinapterus leucas	No Special Status
Beluga (Norton Sound Stock)	Delphinapterus leucas	No Special Status
Beluga (Bristol Bay Stock)	Delphinapterus leucas	No Special Status
Beluga (Cook Inlet Stock)	Delphinapterus leucas	Candidate (ESA)
Blainville's Beaked Whale	Mesoplodon densirostris	No Special Status
Blue Whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Endangered (ESA)
Bowhead Whale	Balaena mysticetus	Endangered (ESA)
Bowhead Whale (Western Arctic Stock)	Balaena mysticetus	Endangered (ESA)
Bryde's Whale	Balaenoptera edeni	No Special Status
Cuvier's Beaked Whale	Ziphius cavirostris	No Special Status
Cuvier's Beaked Whale (Alaska Stock)	Ziphius cavirostris	No Special Status
Dense Beaked Whale	Mesoplodon densirostris	No Special Status
Dwarf Sperm Whale	Kogia simus	No Special Status
False Killer Whale	Pseudorca crassidens	No Special Status
Fin Whale	Balaenoptera physalus	Endangered (ESA)
Fin Whale (Alaska Stock)	Balaenoptera physalus	Endangered (ESA)
Gervais' Beaked Whale	Mesoplodon europaeus	No Special Status
Ginkgo-toothed Beaked Whale	Mesoplodon ginkgodens	No Special Status
Gray's Beaked Whale	Mesoplodon grayi	No Special Status
Gray Whale	Eschrichtius robustus	Recovered* (ESA)
Gray Whale (Eastern North Pacific Stock)	Eschrichtius robustus	Recovered* (ESA)
Gulf Stream Beaked Whale	Mesoplodon europaeus	No Special Status
Hector's Beaked Whale	Mesoplodon hectori	No Special Status
Hubbs' Beaked Whale	Mesoplodon carlhubbsi	No Special Status
Humpback Whale	Megaptera novaeangliae	Endangered (ESA)
Humpback Whale (Western North Pacific Stock)	Megaptera novaeangliae	Endangered (ESA)
Humpback Whale (Central North Pacific Stock)	Megaptera novaeangliae	Endangered (ESA)
Killer Whale	Orcinus orca	No Special Status
Killer Whale (Alaska Resident Stock)	Orcinus orca	No Special Status
Killer Whale (Alaska Transient Stock)	Orcinus orca	No Special Status
Long-finned Pilot Whale	Globicephala melaena (melas)	No Special Status
Longman's Beaked Whale	Mesoplodon (Indopacetus) pacificus	No Special Status
Melon-headed Whale	Peponocephala electra	No Special Status
Minke Whale	Balaenoptera acutorostrata	No Special Status
Minke Whale (Alaska Stock)	Balaenoptera acutorostrata	No Special Status
Narwhal	Monodon monoceros	No Special Status
Northern Bottlenose Whale	Hyperoodon ampullatus	No Special Status
Northern Right Whale	Eubalaena glacialis	Endangered (ESA)
Northern Right Whale (North Pacific Stock)	Eubalaena glacialis	Endangered (ESA)
Orca	Orcinus orca	No Special Status
Orca (Alaska Resident Stock)	Orcinus orca	No Special Status
Orca (Alaska Transient Stock)	Orcinus orca	No Special Status
Pygmy Beaked Whale	Mesoplodon peruvianus	No Special Status
Pygmy Killer Whale	Feresa attenuata	No Special Status
Pygmy Right Whale	Caperea marginata	No Special Status
Pygmy Sperm Whale	Kogia breviceps	No Special Status
Sei Whale	Balaenoptera borealis	Endangered (ESA)
Shepherd's Beaked Whale	Tasmacetus shepherdi	No Special Status
Short-finned Pilot Whale	Globicephala macrorhynchus	No Special Status
Southern Bottlenose Whale	Hyperoodon planifrons	No Special Status
Southern Right Whale	Eubalaena australis	Endangered (ESA)
Sowerby's Beaked Whale	Mesoplodon bidens	No Special Status
Sperm Whale	Physeter macrocephalus (catodon)	Endangered (ESA)
Sperm Whale (Alaska Stock)	Physeter macrocephalus (catodon)	Endangered (ESA)
Stejneger's Beaked Whale	Mesoplodon stejnegeri	No Special Status
Stejneger's Beaked Whale (Alaska Stock)	Mesoplodon stejnegeri	No Special Status
Strap-toothed Whale	Mesoplodon layardii	No Special Status
True's Beaked Whale	Mesoplodon mirus	No Special Status
White Whale	Delphinapterus leucas	No Special Status
* Note: Recovered is not an official designation under the ESA. The Gray Whale was removed from the list of endangered and threatened species in June, 1995

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Other Species
Common Name	Scientific Name	Status under ESA/MMPA
Chungungo	Lutra (Lontra) felina	No Special Status
Johnson's Sea Grass	Halophila johnsonii	Proposed for listing (ESA)
Marine Otter	Lutra (Lontra) felina	No Special Status
Monoplacophoran Mollusc		No Special Status
Pea Crab		No Special Status
Pillar Coral		No Special Status
Polar Bear	Ursus maritimus	No Special Status
Sea Otter	Enhydra lutris	Threatened (ESA)
Seahorse		No Special Status
Walrus	Odobenus rosmarus	No Special Status

For a listing of links to other organizations that deal with these species, click here.

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