Smallscale fat snook

Centropomus parallelus

Smallscale fat snook — Centropomus parallelus
  • Freshwater & Saltwater
  • Least Concern
Max length
72 cm
Classification
Class
Teleostei
Order
Carangaria incertae sedis
Family
Centropomidae
Genus
Centropomus
Distribution
  • Atlantic, Southwest
  • Atlantic, Western Central
  • Europe - Inland waters
  • North America - Inland waters
  • South America - Inland waters

About the smallscale fat snook

Centropomus parallelus is a species of fish in the family Centropomidae, the snooks and robalos. It is known by several common names, including fat snook, smallscale fat snook, little snook, and chucumite. It is native to the western Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico, its distribution extending from southern Florida in the United States to southern Brazil near Florianópolis.

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Where the smallscale fat snook lives

Distribution data from GBIF (DOI: 10.15468/dl.8rzs8d).

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Where to catch smallscale fat snook

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