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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
Ökologie
seewasser; süßwasser; brackwasser benthopelagisch. Subtropical; 26°N - 24°S, 98°W - 33°W
Western Atlantic: southern Florida (USA), Mexico, and the West Indies to Brazil.
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 56.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 5217); common length : 40.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 5217); max. veröff. Gewicht: 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 | Fortpflanzung | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larven
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 Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: weniger kommerziell
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 25.9 - 28, mean 27.3 °C (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).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.67 se; based on food items.
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): hoch, Verdopplung der Population dauert weniger als 15 Monate. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (42 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 61.4 [34.4, 120.7] mg/100g; Iron = 0.883 [0.544, 1.444] mg/100g; Protein = 19.6 [17.3, 21.8] %; Omega3 = 0.384 [0.176, 0.854] g/100g; Selenium = 23.8 [12.6, 44.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 11.9 [4.3, 33.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.81 [0.58, 1.15] mg/100g (wet weight);