Totoaba (Totoaba macdonaldi)

	Totoaba (Totoaba macdonaldi) Photo: Gene Kira, mexfish.com
	Did You Know? · The totoaba is the largest species within its genus, growing to over 6 feet (1.8 m) long and weighing over 200 pounds (90.7 kg). · This large fish occurs exclusively within the Gulf of California. · Totoaba were highly prized for their air bladders, which were used in a Chinese soup.

Status
ESA Endangered - throughout its range

Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Sciaenidae
Genus: Totoaba
Species: macdonaldi

Key Documents
(All documents are in PDF format.)

Title	Federal Register	Date
ESA Listing Rule	44 FR 29480	05/21/1979

More Information

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Totoaba Species Profile
• International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) Totoaba Information 
• Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Species Database Totoaba Information 

Reading

• Miguel A. Cisneros-Mata, Louis W. Botsford, James F. Quinn. 1997. Projecting Viability of Totoaba Macdonaldi, a Population with Unknown Age-Dependent Variability  Ecological Applications: Vol. 7, No. 3, pp. 968-980