Fat snook
📖 Overview
Inhabits coastal waters, estuaries and lagoons, penetrating into freshwater; usually prefers very low brackish water or freshwater. Occasionally in hypersaline lagoons . Found over shallow soft bottoms . Feeds on fish and crustaceans. Its flesh is well appreciated .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Fat snook is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Fat snook is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Spawn in brackish waters in estuaries.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous ; depth range 0 - 40 m. Subtropical; 26°N - 34°S, 98°W - 34°W south to Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
🌿 Ecology
fish and crustaceans
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Fat snook, River snook · Gabb's Snook · Grabb's Snook · Little Snook · River Snook · Salom · Snook · fat snook · smallscale fat snook · Chucumite · Riversnook · Robalo |
| 🌍CES | robalo tmavý |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Lille snook |
| 🇫🇷French | Crossie Chucumite · Crossie chucumite, Loubine · Loubine · Saumon |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Cambriaçu · Camburiapeva · Camorim-corcunda · Camorim-peba · Camorim-pena · Camorim-tapa · Camuri · Camurim · Camurim Branco · Camurim Peva · Camurim-amarelo · Camurim-apuá · Camurim-corcunda · Camurim-obeso · Camuripeba · Camurupeba · Cangoropeba · Cangurupeba · Robalo · Robalo Peba · Robalo Peva · Robalo-obeso · Robalo-peba |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Толстый робало |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Calva · Quéquere · Robalo Blanco · Robalo Chucumite · Róbalo · chucumite · robalito |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centropomus heringi | Fowler | 1906 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 41 records indexed .
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