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Common snook
Tramado
Centropomus robalito
Common snook
Conservation status
Least concern..
Categories and criteria of the IUCN Red List:
Estatus de conservación
Common snookCommon snook
Fun facts
Of the 12 Centropomus species that exist in the world, all are found in Mexico: 6 in the Atlantic and 6 in the Pacific.
In the Southwest region of the Gulf of California, they like to feed mainly on shrimp.
General aspects
It is a silver-colored fish with a noticeable dark lateral stripe, elongated and compressed body, with yellow anal and pelvic fins.
It lives in bays, estuaries and freshwater streams.
It feeds on fish, crustaceans and mollusks.
Flecha atrás
Mangrove