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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 [4] 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 ...
Locals have alleged the existence of a giant creature known as the "Black Demon" (Spanish: El Demonio Negro) of the Sea of Cortez. It is usually considered to be a black shark, and less commonly as a whale, measuring about 20 to 60 ft (6.1 to 18.3 m) and weighing 50,000 to 100,000 lb (23 to 45 t), [ 25 ] [ 26 ] similar to the estimated length ...
It is found in the East Pacific, specifically around the Galápagos Islands and in the Sea of Cortez, and it sometimes acts as a cleaner fish. [5] It is the only member of the genus Johnrandallia, named after the ichthyologist John E. Randall, but in the past it was commonly placed in Chaetodon.
A species of "watchman" or "shrimp" goby that can form a symbiotic relationship with pistol shrimp: 7 cm (2.8 in) Yasha goby: Stonogobiops yasha: Yes: A species of "watchman" or "shrimp" goby that will form a symbiotic relationship with the red and white banded pistol shrimp, Alpheus randalli. 6 cm (2.4 in) Yellow clown goby: Gobiodon okinawae: Yes
The vaquita (/ v ə ˈ k iː t ə / və-KEE-tə; Phocoena sinus) is a species of porpoise endemic to the northern end of the Gulf of California in Baja California, Mexico.Reaching a maximum body length of 150 cm (4.9 ft) (females) or 140 cm (4.6 ft) (males), it is the smallest of all living cetaceans.
It is widespread in the tropical and subtropical waters of the Indo-Pacific as far north as Japan and east to the west coasts of the Americas, [1] including Panama [5] and Mexico's Sea of Cortez [6] and the Red Sea. [3] In 2000, its presence was reported in the Mediterranean Sea off Israel.
Scorpaena guttata is a species of fish in the scorpionfish family known by the common name California scorpionfish.It is native to the eastern Pacific Ocean, where it can be found along the coast of California and Baja California.
This gulf/sea of the Pacific Ocean is also known as the Sea of Cortez and Mar de Cortés For terrestrial islands fauna, see Category: Fauna of Gulf of California islands . Subcategories