Totoaba macdonaldi (Gilbert, 1890)
Totoaba
photo by Kira, G.

Family:  Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Max. size:  200 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 100 kg; max. reported age: 24 years
Environment:  benthopelagic; brackish; marine; depth range - 10 m
Distribution:  Eastern Central Pacific: Gulf of California. Formerly abundant, now threatened by extinction due to fishing and habitat change (Ref. 27438).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Found in coastal waters; juveniles in river mouths and near rocky coasts (Ref. 9118). Feed on fishes and shrimps (Ref. 9118).
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 21 August 2020 (A4bd) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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