Armed snook (Centropomus armatus)

Scientific name: Centropomus armatus Gill, 1863

Armed snook (Centropomus armatus)

The Armed snook (Centropomus armatus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Centropomidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Mexico to Ecuador.

Biology

Body long and moderately deep; dorsal profile slightly concave behind the eyes; lateral line extending to posterior edge of caudal fin; second anal spine, when folded-down, reaching or surpassing origin of caudal fin; pectoral and pelvic fins sub-equal; first gill arch with 20 to 25 gill rakers; back blue gray; belly silvery; lateral line dark; membranes between spines of first dorsal fin and between second and third anal spines black

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Centropomus armatus
Family
Centropomidae (Snooks)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
37.0
Common length
25.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Mexico to Ecuador.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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