Mexican Snook
Centropomus poeyi
- Group: Other
- Max size: 90 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
A snook of coastal waters, estuaries and lagoons that pushes well up into fresh water, it spawns in fresh or barely brackish water. It hunts fish and crustaceans and grows to about ninety centimetres along the Gulf coast of Mexico.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Carangaria incertae sedis › Centropomidae › Centropomus
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 280066.
FAQ
- Is the Mexican Snook dangerous to divers?
- The Mexican Snook is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Mexican Snook get?
- The Mexican Snook grows to about 90 cm.