Totoaba
| Totoaba Temporal range: | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Sciaenidae |
| Genus: | Totoaba Villamar, 1980 |
| Species: | T. macdonaldi |
| Binomial name | |
| Totoaba macdonaldi (Gilbert, 1890) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cynoscion macdonaldi Gilbert, 1890 | |
The totoaba or totuava (Totoaba macdonaldi) is a species of marine fish endemic to the Gulf of California in Mexico. It is the largest member of the drum family Sciaenidae and is the only extant species in the genus Totoaba. Originally an abundant species, the totoaba is now considered endangered due to human-related threats that contributed to its population decline.