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Common Name: Cortez halibut
Synonyms and Other Names: (halibut, Cortez flounder, Cortez halibut).
Taxonomy: available through 
Identification: Fischer et al. (1995b).
Size: 45 cm.
Native Range: Marine; Gulf of California and southern Baja on the Pacific side (Fischer et al. 1995b).
Nonindigenous Occurrences: Introduced into Salton Sea, California, in 1950 and 1951 (Walker et al. 1961; Dill and Cordone 1997).
Means of Introduction: Intentionally stocked. A single fish was stocked in May 1950. Four more were stocked in March 1951. Stock was obtained from San Felipe, Mexico (Walker et al. 1961; Dill and Cordone 1997).
Status: The introduction failed to produce a viable population and the species is extirpated in the Salton Sea.
Impact of Introduction: Unknown.
Remarks: None.
Dill, W. A., and A. J. Cordone. 1997. History and status of introduced fishes in California, 1871--1996. Manuscript for Fish Bulletin of the California Department of Fish and Game 178.
Fischer, W., F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K. E. Carpenter, V. H. Niem. 1995b. Guía FAO para la identificatión de especies para los fines de la pesca. Pacifico centro-oriental. Volumen III. Vertebrados - Parte 2. Vol. III: 1201--1813. Roma, FAO.
Walker, B. W., R. R. Whitney, and G. W. Barlow. 1961. Fishes of the Salton Sea. Pages 77--92 in B. W. Walker, editor. The ecology of the Salton Sea, California, in relation to the sport fishery of California. Fish Bulletin of the California Department of Fish and Game 113.
Other Resources:
FishBase Fact Sheet
Author: Pam Fuller
Revision Date: 12/5/2003 Citation for this information:
Pam Fuller. 2009. Paralichthys aestuarius. USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL.
<http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.asp?speciesID=801> Revision Date: 12/5/2003
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