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Centropomidae (Snooks)
Etymology: Centropomus: Greek, kentron = sting + Greek, poma, -atos = cover, operculum (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Poey.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino; agua dulce; salobre bentopelágico. Subtropical; 26°N - 24°S, 98°W - 33°W
Western Atlantic: southern Florida (USA), Mexico, and the West Indies to Brazil.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 56.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 5217); common length : 40.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 5217); peso máximo publicado: 1.5 kg (Ref. 5217)
Inhabits coastal waters, estuaries and lagoons, penetrating into freshwater; usually prefers very low brackish water or freshwater (Ref. 3713). Feeds on fish and crustaceans (Ref. 36880). Marketed fresh (Ref. 3713).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: escaso valor comercial
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
115969): 25.9 - 28, mean 27.3 (based on 176 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5005 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00933 (0.00608 - 0.01432), b=2.97 (2.84 - 3.10), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.67 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (42 of 100).