Centropomidae

Centropomidae
Snooks
Common snook, Centropomus undecimalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Percoidei
Family: Centropomidae
Genus: Centropomus
Species

Centropomus armatus
Centropomus ensiferus
Centropomus medius
Centropomus mexicanus
Centropomus nigrescens
Centropomus parallelus
Centropomus pectinatus
Centropomus poeyi
Centropomus robalito
Centropomus undecimalis
Centropomus unionensis
Centropomus viridis

The Centropomidae are a single genus family of freshwater and marine fishes in Order Perciformes, including the common snook or róbalo, Centropomus undecimalis. Prior to 2004, three other genera were placed in Centropomidae in subfamily Latinae, which has since been raised to the family level and renamed Latidae because a cladistic analysis showed the old Centropomidae to be paraphyletic. Each of the four species (fat, swordspine, common, and tarpon) can be easily identified by their lateral black line. They are good tablefare, and are a sought after gamefish but tricky to catch.

Dating from the upper Cretaceous, the centropomids are of typical percoid shape, distinguished by having two-part dorsal fins, a lateral line that extends onto the tail, and, frequently, a concave shape to the head. They range from 35 centimetres (14 in) to 120 centimetres (47 in) in length and are found in tropical and subtropical waters.[1]

Timeline of genera


References

  1. ^ Johnson, G.D. & Gill, A.C. (1998). Paxton, J.R. & Eschmeyer, W.N.. ed. Encyclopedia of Fishes. San Diego: Academic Press. pp. 186. ISBN 0-12-547665-5. 

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