Centropomus
undecimalis
(Bloch,
1792)
Common snook
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Classification / Names
Teleostei (teleosts) > Carangaria/misc (Various families in series Carangaria) >
Centropomidae (Snooks)
Etymology: Centropomus: Greek, kentron = sting + Greek, poma, -atos = cover, operculum (Ref. 45335).
More on author:
Bloch.
Environment / milieu / depth range / climate zone / distribution range
Distribution
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).
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Centropomus undecimalis / Native range
AquaMaps Data sources:
GBIF
OBIS
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Centropomus undecimalis / Suitable habitat
AquaMaps Data sources:
GBIF
OBIS
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Centropomus undecimalis / Point map
AquaMaps Data sources:
GBIF
OBIS
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Centropomus undecimalis / Year 2050
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GBIF
OBIS
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Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Short description
Biology
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).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Also Ref. 103751
Main reference
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. 125652)
Least Concern (LC); date assessed: February 08 2019
CITES (Ref. 123416)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 23.5 - 28.1, mean 27.3 °C (based on 864 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD50 = 0.5005 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00741 (0.00587 - 0.00936), b=3.02 (2.97 - 3.07), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 4.2 ±0.6 se; Based on diet studies.
Resilience (Ref. 120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (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).
Climate vulnerability (Ref. 125649): Very high vulnerability (86 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Low; Reliable: based on ex-vessel price for this species.
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);