Snooks (Centropomidae)

General data
- Main name: Snooks
Classification
- Order: Perciformes - Perches
- Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
Description
Centropomus is a genus of predominantly marine fish comprising the family Centropomidae. The type species is Centropomus undecimalis, the common snook. Commonly known as snooks or róbalos, the Centropomus species are native to tropical and subtropical waters of the western Atlantic and eastern Pacific Oceans. Species Armed snook, C. armatus Gill, 1863 Swordspine snook, C. ensiferus Poey, 1860 Ira\'s snook, C. irae Carvalho-Files, Oliviera, Soares & Araripe, 2019 Blackfin snook, C. medius Günther, 1864 Guianan snook, C. mexicanus Bocourt, 1868 Black snook, C. nigrescens Günther, 1864 Fat snook, C. parallelus Poey, 1860 Tarpon snook, C. pectinatus Poey, 1860 Mexican snook, C. poeyi Chávez, 1961 Yellowfin snook, C. robalito Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 Common snook, C. undecimalis (Bloch, 1792) Union snook, C. unionensis Bocourt, 1868 White snook, C. viridis Lockington, 1877