Centropomidae
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 Common snook, Centropomus undecimalis
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The Centropomidae are a family of freshwater and marine fishes in Order Perciformes, including the common snook or róbalo, Centropomus undecimalis. Prior to 2004, three other genera were placed in Centropomidae in subfamily Latinae, which has since been raised to the family level and renamed Latidae because a cladistic analysis showed the old Centropomidae to be paraphyletic. Each of the four species(fat,swordspine,common, and tarpon) can be easily identified by their lateral black line. They are good tablefare. They are a sought after gamefish and tricky to catch.
Dating from the upper Cretaceous, the centropomids are of typical percoid shape, distinguished by having two-part dorsal fins and, frequently, a concave shape to the head.
[edit] References
- "Centropomidae". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. October 2004 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2004.
- Centropomidae (TSN 167642). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 20 December 2004.
- Otero, Olga (May 2004). "Anatomy, systematics and phylogeny of both Recent and fossil latid fishes (Teleostei, Perciformes, Latidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 141 (1). Retrieved on 2006-08-15.
