Common snook

The common snook (Centropomus undecimalis) is a species of marine fish in family Centropomidae of order Perciformes. The type species of its genus, it is native to the coastal waters of the western Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea, from southern Florida to Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.

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Species - Marine - Fish - Family - Centropomidae - Order - Perciformes - Type species - Genus - Atlantic Ocean - Caribbean Sea - Florida - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil

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One of the largest snooks, C. undecimalis grows to a maximum overall length of 140 cm (4 ft 7 in) and a maximum recorded weight of 24 kg (54 lb). Of typical centropomid form, its possesses unremarkable coloration except for a distinctive black lateral line.

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Snook - Cm - Ft - In - Kg - Lb - Lateral line

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Occurring in shallow coastal waters (up to 20 m depth), estuaries, and lagoons, the fish often enters fresh water. Carnivorous, its diet is dominated by crustaceans such as shrimps and crabs, as well as other fishes.

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M - Estuaries - Lagoon - Fresh water - Carnivorous - Crustacean - Shrimp - Crab

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Considered an excellent food fish, the common snook is fished commercially and raised in aquaculture. It is also prized as a game fish.

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Aquaculture - Game fish

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Three United States Navy submarines have been named for this species, USS Robalo (SS-273) and USS Snook (SS-279) in the Second World War and USS Snook (SSN-592) in the 1950s.

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United States Navy - Submarine - USS ''Robalo'' (SS-273) - USS ''Snook'' (SS-279) - Second World War - USS ''Snook'' (SSN-592) - 1950s

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The common snook is also known as the sergeant fish or róbalo. It was originally assinged to the sciaenid genus Sciaena; Sciaena undecimradiatus and Centropomus undecimradiatus are obsolete synonyms for the species.

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Sciaenid - Sciaena

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