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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Sciaenidae |
| Genus: | Totoaba Villamar, 1980[3] |
| Species: | T. macdonaldi
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| Totoaba macdonaldi (Gilbert, 1890)
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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[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 contributed to its population decline.
- ^ Cisneros-Mata, M.Á.; True, C.; Enriquez-Paredes, L.M.; Sadovy, Y.; Liu, M. (2021). "Totoaba macdonaldi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T22003A2780880. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T22003A2780880.en. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Totoaba macdonaldi". FishBase. May 2021 version.
- ^ Alejandro Villamar (1980). "Totoaba, un nuevo género de la familia Sciaenidae del Golfo de California, México (Pisces: Teleostei)" (PDF). Anales de la Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, México (in Spanish). 23 (1/4): 129–133.
- ^ "Totoaba (Totoaba macdonaldi)". NOAA Office of Protected Resources. NOAA. 5 December 2012. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2014.