Totoaba
Totoaba macdonaldi
- Group: Other
- Max size: 2 m
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: VU
A giant croaker of the upper Gulf of California, the totoaba grows to two metres in coastal waters while its young shelter in river mouths and along rocky shores. It hunts fishes and shrimps, and decades of fishing for its swim bladder have left it vulnerable.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Eupercaria incertae sedis › Sciaenidae › Totoaba
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 283019.
FAQ
- Is the Totoaba dangerous to divers?
- The Totoaba is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Totoaba get?
- The Totoaba grows to about 2 m.