| Specimen ID | 29774 |
| Group | Marine Fishes |
| Genus | Bairdiella |
| Species | icistia |
| Common Name | Bairdiella |
| State | CA |
| County | Imperial |
| Locality | Salton Sea |
| Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
| HUC8 Name | Salton Sea |
| HUC8 Number | 18100204 |
| HUC10 Name | Salton Sea |
| HUC10 Number | 1810020416 |
| HUC12 Name | Salton Sea |
| HUC12 Number | 181002041600 |
| Map | |
| Collection Year | 1953 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | stocked for forage |
| Status | established |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 10 |
| Author: | Courtenay, W.R., Jr., D.A. Hensley, J.N. Taylor, and J.A. McCann. |
| Date: | 1984 |
| Title: | Distribution of exotic fishes in the continental United States. |
| Publisher: | John Hopkins University Press |
| Pages: | 41-77 |
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| Reference 2 |
| Ref. Number: | 459 |
| Author: | Courtenay, W.R., Jr., D.P. Jennings, and J.D. Williams. |
| Date: | 1991 |
| Title: | Appendix 2: Exotic fishes |
| Publisher: | American Fisheries Society |
| Pages: | 97-107 |
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| Comments | Native to western coast of Mexico. In October 1950, 67 individuals introduced to Salton Sea. By 1953 they were present by the millions. Bairdiella was introduced as a game fish and as a forage fish for another exotic, the orangemouth corvina. |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
