Specimen Information

Totoaba macdonaldi
(Totoaba)
Marine Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID29673
GroupMarine Fishes
GenusTotoaba
Speciesmacdonaldi
Common NameTotoaba
StateCA
CountyImperial
LocalitySalton Sea
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSalton Sea
HUC8 Number18100204
HUC10 NameSalton Sea
HUC10 Number1810020416
HUC12 NameSalton Sea
HUC12 Number181002041600
Map
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Collection Day31
Collection Month3
Collection Year1951
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:266
Author:Walker, B.W., R.R. Whitney, and G.W. Barlow.
Date:1961
Title:Fishes of the Salton Sea.
Publisher:California Department of Fish and Game
Pages:77-91
Commentslisted as Cynoscion macdonaldi; Eschmeyer (pers. comm) says now Totoaba macdonaldi
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Stocked<200


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