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snout not turned upD2 3rd spine < 4thCentropomus ensiferus, Swordspine snookpectoral 14-17, =/> pelvicA III, 6, 2nd spine thick, curved back, reaches past C basescales: 49-59 lateral, D2 to LL 6-9, LL to A origin 9-11
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snout not upturnedD2 I, 9-10Centropomus mexicanus, Largescale fat snook, Large-scale fat snooklower gill rakers 9-12
pectoral 14-17, fin =/> pelvicA III, 6, 2nd spine thick, curved back, reaches past 3rd when erectscales: 68-79 laterals, LL to A origin 10-16, D2 to LL 10-15 -
snout not upturnedCentropomus parallelus, Smallscale fat snooklower gill rakers 8-12
pectoral 14-17, fin =/> pelvicA III,6, 2nd spine curved back, ~reaches C base, >3rd when erectscales: 79-92 laterals, LL to A origin 13-18, D2 to LL 9-16 -
snout upturnedCentropomus pectinatus, Tarpon snooklower gill rakers 14-17
pectoral 13-15, << pelvicA III, 7, 2nd spine straight/slightly sigmoid + tip slightly curved forwards,<3rd
pelvic - dark tipscales: 61-72 laterals, LL to A origin 9-13, D2 to LL 11-14 -
snout not upturnedD2 I, 9Centropomus poeyi, Mexican snooklower gill rakers 9-12
pectoral 15-17, =/> pelvicA III, erect 2nd spine may not >3rd, not reaching C basescales: 73-80 laterals, LL to A origin 12-15, D2 to LL 10-13 -
snout not upturned
slenderD2 I, 10Centropomus undecimalis, Common snooklower gill rakers 8-10
pectoral 15-17, =/> pelvicA III, 6, 2nd spine thick, curved, >3rd, not reaching C basescales: 67-78 laterals, LL to A origin 10-14