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Centropomus parallelus in Haiti
Fat snook

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Centropomus parallelus   Poey, 1860
Family:	Centropomidae (Snooks)			picture (Cepar_u2.jpg) by Perusquía, E.
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Fat snook
Max. size:	72.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 40637); max. published weight: 5,000 g (Ref. 26340)
Environment:	demersal; amphidromous
Climate:	subtropical
Global Importance:	fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=3-4; Fec=900,000)
Distribution:	Western Atlantic: southern Florida (USA) and the Mexican Gulf coast to Florianopolis, Brazil.
Biology:	Inhabits coastal waters, estuaries and lagoons, penetrating into freshwater; usually prefers very low brackish water or freshwater. Occasionally in hypersaline lagoons (Ref. 5217). Found over shallow soft bottoms (Ref. 5217). Feeds on fish and crustaceans. Its flesh is well appreciated (Ref. 27188)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Fraser, T.H.. 1978. (Ref. 3713)
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Haiti country information
Common names:	Saumon, Grabb's snook		Ref:  Zaneveld, J.S., 1983
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish, marine
Uses:	no uses
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ha.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Fraser, T.H., 1978
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