Black Snook
Centropomus nigrescens
- Group: Other
- Max size: 1.2 m
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
A large snook of mangroves, lagoons and river mouths along the eastern Pacific, it readily moves into fresh water. A sleek silver predator with a dark side stripe, it ambushes small fish and crustaceans and grows past a metre.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Carangaria incertae sedis › Centropomidae › Centropomus
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 280063.
FAQ
- Is the Black Snook dangerous to divers?
- The Black Snook is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Black Snook get?
- The Black Snook grows to about 1.2 m.