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Centropomus nigrescens in Honduras
Black snook

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Centropomus nigrescens   Günther, 1864
Family:	Centropomidae (Snooks)			picture (Cenig_f1.jpg) by López Pinto, J.M.
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Black snook
Max. size:	123 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 40637); max. published weight: 26.2 kg (Ref. 40637)
Environment:	demersal
Climate:	tropical; 33°N - 20°S
Global Importance:	fisheries: commercial
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Eastern Pacific: southern Baja California, Mexico and mouth of the Gulf of California to northern Colombia.
Diagnosis:	Body slender and not very deep; dorsal profile slightly concave behind the eyes; lateral line extending to posterior edge of caudal fin; second anal spine, when folded down, well removed from origin of caudal fin; pectoral and pelvic fins sub-equal; anal fin with 6 rays; back blue gray; belly white; lateral line very dark; fins charcoal gray (Ref. 55763).
Biology:	Enters mangrove areas and lagoons. Also occurs in estuaries (Ref. 11035) and fresh water (Ref. 4537)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Bussing, W.A.. 1995. (Ref. 9284)
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Honduras country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish, marine
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ho.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Bussing, W.A., 1995
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	Modified:  Garilao, Cristina V.	Entered:  Torres, Armi G.

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