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The totoaba or totuava (Totoaba macdonaldi) is a species of marine fish and the largest member of the drum family Sciaenidae that is endemic to the Gulf of California in Mexico. [4] It is the only species in the genus Totoaba. Originally the totoaba was an abundant species, now it is considered endangered due to human related threats that ...
Kyphosus elegans, the Chopa Mojonera or Cortez chub, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a sea chub from the family Kyphosidae. It is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean where it is of minor importance to commercial fisheries.
The narrow sea is home to a rich ecosystem. In addition to a wide range of endemic creatures, such as the critically endangered vaquita, it hosts many migratory species, such as the humpback whale, California gray whale, killer whale, manta ray, Humboldt squid and leatherback sea turtle, and the world's largest animal, the blue whale.
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.
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
The Colorado River Delta is the region where the Colorado River once flowed into the Gulf of California (also known as the Sea of Cortez) in eastern Mexicali Municipality in the north of the state of Baja California, in northwestern Mexico. The delta is part of a larger geologic region called the Salton Trough. [2]
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.
Pentaceraster cumingi, sometimes known as the Panamic cushion star, Cortez starfish or knobby star (a name also used for other species), is a species of starfish in the family Oreasteridae. It is found in warmer parts of the East Pacific ( Gulf of California to northwest Peru , including offshore islands like the Galápagos ) and in Hawaii . [ 1 ]