Common snook (Centropomus undecimalis)

Scientific name: Centropomus undecimalis Bloch, 1792

Common snook (Centropomus undecimalis)

The Common snook (Centropomus undecimalis) is a freshwater fish of the family Centropomidae. In the aquarium it needs water at 25–31°C (77–88°F).

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Temperature
25–31°C (77–88°F)

Biology

Inhabits coastal waters, estuaries and lagoons, penetrating into freshwater; usually at depths less than 20 m. Feeds on fishes (Gobiidae, Gerreidae, Engraulidae) and crustaceans (shrimps and crabs). Congregates at mouths of passes and rivers during the spawning season, May through September. Seasonal movements into freshwater occur but poorly understood. Marketed fresh. Valued game fish and an excellent food fish. The world record for hook and line is a 53-lb., 10 ounce fish caught at Parismina Ranch, Costa Rica.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Centropomus undecimalis
Family
Centropomidae (Snooks)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
140
Common length
50.0
Depth range
22 m (72 ft)
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; reef-associated; amphidromous; depth range ? - 22 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: southern Florida (USA), southeastern coast of the Gulf of Mexico, most of the Antilles and Caribbean coast of Central and South America extending southward to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; also North Carolina and Texas, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.3-0.49; tm=4; tmax=7; Fec=3 million)

Sources

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

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