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Totoaba macdonaldi   (Gilbert 1890)

Common Name: totoaba

Synonyms and Other Names: (totuava, totoaba).

Taxonomy: available through ITIS logo

Identification: Fischer et al. (1995b). Synonym is Cynoscion macdonaldi.

Size: 200 cm.

Native Range: Marine; Gulf of California (Fischer et al. 1995b).

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Interactive maps: Continental US, Hawaii, Puerto Rico

Nonindigenous Occurrences: This species was introduced to the Salton Sea, California, on three occasions during the period 1950-1956 (Walker et al. 1961; Dill and Cordone 1997).

Means of Introduction: Intentionally stocked for sportfishing. In 1950, a single fish was stocked; in 1951, less than 200; and in 1956, 8 were stocked. 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: Walker et al. (1961) reported this species as Cynoscion macdonaldi.

References

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. Totoaba macdonaldi. USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL.
<http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.asp?speciesID=961> Revision Date: 12/5/2003





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