Largescale Fat Snook
Centropomus mexicanus
- Group: Other
- Max size: 47.5 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
A snook of river mouths and the surf zone, this fish reaches about forty eight centimetres and spawns over offshore banks. Juveniles wear a black tipped dorsal fin and tag along with foraging mojarras, snapping up the small fish and shrimp stirred up by the diggers.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Carangaria incertae sedis › Centropomidae › Centropomus
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 280062.
FAQ
- Is the Largescale Fat Snook dangerous to divers?
- The Largescale Fat Snook is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Largescale Fat Snook get?
- The Largescale Fat Snook grows to about 47.5 cm.