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). |
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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 |
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ESA Listing Rule | 44 FR 29480 | 05/21/1979 |
- 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