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Centropomidae (Snooks)
Etymology: Centropomus: Greek, kentron = sting + Greek, poma, -atos = cover, operculum (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Professor Felipe Poey y Aloy (1799–1891) was a Cuban zoologist, naturalist and artist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
seewasser; süßwasser; brackwasser demersal. Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: Tampico, Mexico to Belize.
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 90.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 3713); common length : 45.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 3713); max. veröff. Gewicht: 9.0 kg (Ref. 3713)
Inhabits coastal waters, estuaries and lagoons, penetrating into freshwater. Spawning occurs in fresh or low brackish water. Feeds on fish and crustaceans.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott, 1991. World fishes important to North Americans. Exclusive of species from the continental waters of the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (21):243 p. (Ref. 4537)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: weniger kommerziell; Sportfisch: ja
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 25.3 - 28, mean 26.9 °C (based on 148 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5005 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00599 - 0.02101), b=3.17 (3.01 - 3.33), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.66 se; based on food items.
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): mittel, Verdopplung der Population dauert 1,4 - 4,4 Jahre. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (56 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 101 [59, 159] mg/100g; Iron = 0.986 [0.663, 1.458] mg/100g; Protein = 19.6 [17.3, 21.8] %; Omega3 = 0.24 [0.11, 0.54] g/100g; Selenium = 51.2 [28.4, 94.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 11 [5, 25] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.957 [0.729, 1.295] mg/100g (wet weight);