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Common Name: Gulf croaker
Synonyms and Other Names: (croaker, bigeye croaker).
Taxonomy: available through 
Identification: Fischer et al. (1995b). Reported as Micropogon megalops. The genus for this fish has been changed to Micropogonias.
Size: 40 cm.
Native Range: Marine; Gulf of California south to southern Mexico (Fischer
et al. 1995b).
Nonindigenous Occurrences: The croaker was introduced into the Salton Sea, California, in 1950 and 1953 (Walker et al. 1961; Dill and Cordone 1997).
Means of Introduction: Intentionally stocked for sportfishing. Fifteen fish were planted in 1950; 35 in 1953. Stock was obtained from San Felipe, Mexico (Walker et al. 1961).
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. Micropogonias megalops. USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL.
<http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.asp?speciesID=956> Revision Date: 12/5/2003
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