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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
Οικολογία
Θαλασσινό(ά); Γλυκού νερού; Υφάλμυρο βενθικό(ς). Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: Tampico, Mexico to Belize.
Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 90.0 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 3713); common length : 45.0 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 3713); μεγ. δημοσιευμένο βάρος: 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
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Αβγά | Γονιμότητα | Προνύμφες
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 Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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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).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.66 se; based on food items.
Ελαστικότητα (Ref.
120179): Μεσαίο(α), ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού 1,4 - 4,4 έτη (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);