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Class: Teleostei
Order: Carangaria/misc
Family: Centropomidae Snooks

Genus: Centropomus

(See list of species below)



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13 species
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Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 46.5 cm TL
Centropomus armatus Gill, 1863

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Centropomus armatus
[Armed snook]

Photo by Perusquía, E.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 36.2 cm TL
Centropomus ensiferus Poey, 1860

Photo by Photo by Perusquía, E.
 
Centropomus ensiferus
[Swordspine snook]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

South America
Max. Length 53.6 cm SL
Centropomus irae Carvalho-Filho, Oliveira, Soares & Araripe, 2019

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Centropomus irae
[Ira’s snook]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 65 cm TL
Centropomus medius Günther, 1864

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Centropomus medius
[Blackfin snook]

Photo by Dutka-Gianelli, J.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 47.5 cm TL
Centropomus mexicanus Bocourt, 1868

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Centropomus mexicanus
[Largescale fat snook]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 123 cm TL
Centropomus nigrescens Günther, 1864

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Centropomus nigrescens
[Black snook]

Photo by Perusquía, E.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 72 cm TL
Centropomus parallelus Poey, 1860

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Centropomus parallelus
[Fat snook]

Photo by Barbosa, J.M./M. Deda

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 56 cm TL
Centropomus pectinatus Poey, 1860

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Centropomus pectinatus
[Tarpon snook]

Photo by Perusquía, E.

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 90 cm TL
Centropomus poeyi Chávez, 1961

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Centropomus poeyi
[Mexican snook]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 37.4 cm SL
Centropomus robalito Jordan & Gilbert, 1882

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Centropomus robalito
[Yellowfin snook]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 140 cm TL
Centropomus undecimalis (Bloch, 1792)

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Centropomus undecimalis
[Common snook]

Photo by Cherson, A.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 46 cm TL
Centropomus unionensis Bocourt, 1868

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Centropomus unionensis
[Union snook]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 130 cm TL
Centropomus viridis Lockington, 1877

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Centropomus viridis
[White snook]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Centropomus armatus Armed snook Eastern Pacific 46.5 TL 1863
Centropomus ensiferus Swordspine snook Western Atlantic 36.2 TL 1860
Centropomus irae Ira’s snook South America 53.6 SL 2019
Centropomus medius Blackfin snook Eastern Pacific 65 TL 1864
Centropomus mexicanus Largescale fat snook Western Atlantic 47.5 TL 1868
Centropomus nigrescens Black snook Eastern Pacific 123 TL 1864
Centropomus parallelus Fat snook Western Atlantic 72 TL 1860
Centropomus pectinatus Tarpon snook Western Atlantic 56 TL 1860
Centropomus poeyi Mexican snook Western Central Atlantic 90 TL 1961
Centropomus robalito Yellowfin snook Eastern Pacific 37.4 SL 1882
Centropomus undecimalis Common snook Western Atlantic 140 TL 1792
Centropomus unionensis Union snook Eastern Pacific 46 TL 1868
Centropomus viridis White snook Eastern Central Pacific 130 TL 1877



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