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Centropomidae
tarpon snook
Centropomus pectinatus
Centropomid Fish beneath Mexican Waters
tarpon snook is a freshwater fish found around Western Atlantic. It inhabits estuaries and brackish water. The largest recorded length is 56 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Centropomidae
- Genus
- Centropomus
- Maximum length
- 56 cm
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- Western Atlantic: southern Florida (USA), Mexico, and the West Indies to Brazil.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern

