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  • snout not turned up
    D2 3rd spine < 4th
    Centropomus ensiferus, Swordspine snook
    pectoral 14-17, =/> pelvic
    A III, 6, 2nd spine thick, curved back, reaches past C base
    scales: 49-59 lateral, D2 to LL 6-9, LL to A origin 9-11
  • snout not upturned
    D2 I, 9-10
    Centropomus mexicanus, Largescale fat snook, Large-scale fat snook
    lower gill rakers 9-12
    pectoral 14-17, fin =/> pelvic
    A III, 6, 2nd spine thick, curved back, reaches past 3rd when erect
    scales: 68-79 laterals, LL to A origin 10-16, D2 to LL 10-15
  • snout not upturned
    Centropomus parallelus, Smallscale fat snook
    lower gill rakers 8-12
    pectoral 14-17, fin =/> pelvic
    A III,6, 2nd spine curved back, ~reaches C base, >3rd when erect
    scales: 79-92 laterals, LL to A origin 13-18, D2 to LL 9-16
  • snout upturned
    lower gill rakers 14-17
    pectoral 13-15, << pelvic
    A III, 7, 2nd spine straight/slightly sigmoid + tip slightly curved forwards,<3rd
    pelvic - dark tip
    scales: 61-72 laterals, LL to A origin 9-13, D2 to LL 11-14
  • snout not upturned
    D2 I, 9
    Centropomus poeyi, Mexican snook
    lower gill rakers 9-12
    pectoral 15-17, =/> pelvic
    A III, erect 2nd spine may not >3rd, not reaching C base
    scales: 73-80 laterals, LL to A origin 12-15, D2 to LL 10-13
  • snout not upturned
    slender
    D2 I, 10
    lower gill rakers 8-10
    pectoral 15-17, =/> pelvic
    A III, 6, 2nd spine thick, curved, >3rd, not reaching C base
    scales: 67-78 laterals, LL to A origin 10-14