| Family: |
Centropomidae (Snooks) |
| Max. size: |
123 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 26 kg |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater; brackish; marine |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Pacific: southern Baja California, Mexico and mouth of the Gulf of California to Colombia and Peru. |
| Diagnosis: |
Body slender and not very deep; dorsal profile slightly concave behind the eyes; lateral line extending to posterior edge of caudal fin; second anal spine, when folded down, well removed from origin of caudal fin; pectoral and pelvic fins sub-equal; anal fin with 6 rays; back blue gray; belly white; lateral line very dark; fins charcoal gray (Ref. 55763). |
| Biology: |
Adults enter mangrove areas and lagoons. Also occur in estuaries (Ref. 11035) and fresh water (Ref. 4537), as well as rustic ponds (Ref. 85798). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 09 November 2018 Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
Source and more info: www.fishbase.org. For personal, classroom, and other internal use only. Not for publication.
