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Centropomus pectinatus Poey, 1860

Tarpon snook
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Centropomus pectinatus
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Brazil country information

Common names: Camorim-corcunda, Camorim-sovela, Camorim-sovela
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Also Ref. 26340 and 36880.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Crossie constantin, Comb-tooth snook, Quéquere, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Carangaria/misc (Various families in series Carangaria) > Centropomidae (Snooks)
Etymology: Centropomus: Greek, kentron = sting + Greek, poma, -atos = cover, operculum (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Poey.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic.   Subtropical; 26°N - 24°S, 98°W - 33°W

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