Fat Snook: Centropomus parallelus
- Deeper body than other snooks
- Color yellow-brown to green-brown above, silvery on sides
- Black lateral line extends onto tail
- Mouth reaches to or beyond center of eye
- Usually no dusky outer edge on pelvic fin, as in other
- Smallest scales of all snooks
This is an inshore species found in mangrove
habitats. Fat snook are also found commonly in fresh
waters. They occur more in interior waters (as opposed to
estuarine waters) than other snook.
usually found in fresh water; mangrove shorelines serve as
nursery grounds for young.
This species is not currently eligible for a state record.
Fishing Tips and Facts:
Similar Fish: other Centropomus.
Image Credit: Diane Rome Peebles