 |
|
|
||||
| NAS - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species |
Translate this page with 
Common Name: Gulf sierra
Synonyms and Other Names: (Monterey Spanish mackerel).
Taxonomy: available through 
Identification: Miller and Lea (1972); Collette and Nauen (1983); Eschmeyer et al. (1983); Fischer et al. (1995b).
Size: 76 cm.
Native Range: Marine. Monterey Bay to Mexico. Abundant in northern part of Gulf of California; stragglers reach southern California (Eschmeyer et al. 1983). Now confined to the northern Gulf of California (Collette and Nauen 1983).
 |
Nonindigenous Occurrences: Introduced into Salton Sea, California, in 1950 (Walker et al. 1961; Dill and Cordone 1997).
Means of Introduction: A single fish was intentionally stocked.
Status: The introduction failed to produce a viable population and the species is extirpated in the Salton Sea.
Impact of Introduction: Unknown.
Remarks: None.
Collette, B. B., and C. E. Nauen. 1983. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 2. Scombrids of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of tunas, mackerels, bonitos and related species known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis (125) Vol. 2:137 pp.
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.
Eschmeyer, W. N., E. S. Herald, and H. Hamann. 1983. A field guide to Pacific Coast fishes of North America. Peterson Field Guide Series. Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, MA.
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.
Miller, D. J., and R. N. Lea. 1972. Guide to the coastal marine fishes of California. Fish Bulletin of the California Department of Fish and Game 157:1--235.
Nelson, J. S. 1994. Fishes of the world, 3rd edition. John Wiley and Sons, New York, NY.
Robins, C. R., and G. C. Ray. 1986. A field guide to Atlantic Coast fishes of North America. The Peterson Guide Series, volume 32. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA.
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: 5/22/2000 Citation for this information:
Pam Fuller. 2009. Scomberomorus concolor. USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL.
<http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.asp?speciesID=962> Revision Date: 5/22/2000
| AccessibilityFOIAPrivacyPolicies and Notices | |
  |
|