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Centropomidae (Snooks)
Etymology: Centropomus: Greek, kentron = sting + Greek, poma, -atos = cover, operculum (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Bloch.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
marino; agua dulce; salobre asociado a arrecife; anfidromo (Ref. 51243); rango de profundidad ? - 22 m (Ref. 26912). Tropical; 25°C - 31°C (Ref. 36880); 33°N - 35°S, 98°W - 33°W
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 (Ref. 7251).
Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ?, range 42 - ? cm
Max length : 140 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 9710); common length : 50.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 3713); peso máximo publicado: 24.3 kg (Ref. 4699); edad máxima reportada: 7 años (Ref. 12193)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 8 - 9; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 10; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 6. 67- to 72 pored scales on lateral line to base of caudal fin (Ref. 26938). Black lateral line (Ref. 13442).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Adults inhabit coastal waters, estuaries and lagoons, penetrating into freshwater; usually at depths less than 20 m (Ref. 3713). Feed on fishes (Gobiidae, Gerreidae, Engraulidae) and crustaceans (shrimps and crabs) (Ref. 35237). Mature individuals congregate at mouths of passes and rivers during the spawning season, May through September (Ref. 3713). Seasonal movements into freshwater occur but poorly understood (Ref. 3713). Marketed fresh (Ref. 5712). Valued game fish and an excellent food fish (Ref. 26938). The world record for hook and line is a 53-lb., 10 ounce fish caught at Parismina Ranch, Costa Rica (Ref. 13442).
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: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: comercial; Acuicultura: comercial; pesca deportiva: si
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Referencia
123201): 23.5 - 28.1, mean 27.3 °C (based on 864 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5002 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00692 (0.00556 - 0.00861), b=3.04 (2.99 - 3.09), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 4.2 ±0.6 se; based on diet studies.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (K=0.3-0.49; tm=4; tmax=7; Fec=3 million).
Prior r = 0.87, 95% CL = 0.58 - 1.31, Based on 2 data-limited stock assessments.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (46 of 100).
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Climate Vulnerability (Ref.
125649): Very high vulnerability (86 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 25.4 [15.4, 38.4] mg/100g; Iron = 0.523 [0.319, 0.792] mg/100g; Protein = 20.3 [17.9, 22.5] %; Omega3 = 0.139 [0.065, 0.297] g/100g; Selenium = 34.5 [19.7, 59.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 52.2 [18.4, 155.2] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.769 [0.560, 1.077] mg/100g (wet weight);
