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Family Order: Perciformes 🍽️ 8 Edible 🎣 12 Game Fish

Centropomidae

Species
13
Genera
1
Max Length
140 cm
Max Weight
26.2 kg
Avg Trophic
4.05
Threatened
-

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Mexico
10 spp.
Colombia
5 spp.
Nicaragua
4 spp.
Haiti
4 spp.
United States
4 spp.
Cuba
4 spp.
Brazil
4 spp.
Panama
4 spp.
Honduras
4 spp.
Venezuela
4 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

Shallowest
0 m
Deepest
40 m

🌍 Habitat Distribution

🔄 Diadromous
8
🌊 Marine
5

🛡️ Conservation Status Distribution

LC
NT
Least Concern 12
Near Threatened 1

🏆 World Records

weight
Common snook - 24.32 kg
Centropomus undecimalis
🎣 George Perry 📍 Corcovado River, Costa Rica 📅 Oct 1978