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Common Snook
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Other fish (coast and sea)

Common Snook

Centropomus undecimalis (Bloch, 1792)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishCommon Snook
DutchBinnensnoek
SpanishRobalo blanco
Chinese锯盖鱼
Scientific nameCentropomus undecimalis (Bloch, 1792)

About this species

The common snook (Centropomus undecimalis) is a species of marine fish in the family Centropomidae of the order Carangiformes. The common snook is also known as the sergeant fish or robalo. It was originally assigned to the sciaenid genus Sciaena; Sciaena undecimradiatus and Centropomus undecimradiatus are obsolete synonyms for the species.

One of the largest snooks, C. undecimalis grows to a maximum overall length of 140 cm (4.6 ft). The common length is 50 cm (1.6 ft). The IGFA world record is 24.32 kg (53 lb 10 oz) caught in Parismina Ranch, Costa Rica, by Rafael Montalvo. Of typical centropomid form, it possesses drab coloration except for a distinctive black lateral line. It can also have bright yellow pelvic and caudal fins, especially during spawn.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderPerciformes
FamilyCentropomidae
GenusCentropomus

In Suriname

20Records in Suriname
1847First record
1973Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Marowijne1
  • Paramaribo1
  • Sipaliwini1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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