Vaquita
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The vaquita 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 or 140 cm, it is the smallest of all liv
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Characteristic dark eye rings
A vaquita swims in the foreground with fishing boats in the distance
A statue of vaquitas in Mexico to promote their conservation
Totoaba
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The totoaba or totuava 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 Totoa
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…and is listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN Red List; the steep decline in abundance is primarily due to bycatch in gillnets from the illegal totoaba fishery. The vaquita was defined as a species by two zoologists, Kenneth S. Norris and William N. McFarland, in 1958 after studying the morphology of…
Totoaba
Totoaba caught off Point Palmill, Baja California Sur. October 2017. Catch courtesy of Jo Barcimo. Photograph courtesy of Eric Brictson, Gordo Banks Pangas, La Playita, Baja California Sur. Website https://mexican-fish.com/totoaba/
Different habitats at different life stages of the totoaba in the Gulf of California.
Totoaba at the Autonomous University of Baja California where much of the initial research in aquaculture of the species was done