by : jack cuttsmarine. tropical waters of the atlantic ocean. from the coast north carolina to...

By : Jack Cutts Marine

Tropical waters of the Atlantic ocean.From the coast North

Carolina to brazil, including all in between; The Gulf and the Caribbean.

Cannot be found in on the West Coast.

Found in shallow water, near bridges, piers, jetty's during the summer.

Snook can also be found in lakes depending on the species of the snook.

Adult snook feed on fish and large crustaceans.

Juvenile snook live in low salinity habitats with physical structures.They use this for mangroves or pilings where

small crabs and shrimp hang around so they can feed.

They are protandric hermaphrodites which means they can turn into females when they get so large. So they have a strong reproduction.

Snook lay eggsAfter hatching the larvae hang around

swamps, mangroves for the first 10-18 months

The next part of their life they are young juveniles that hang around low salinity areas until they are sexually mature.

Can only be kept between 28-32 inchesSeasons, closed decemeber 1 till the end of

February. And May 1st till august 31st.Should not be held vertically, should hold

horizontally while supporting the belly.

Snook are euryhaline fish, meaning they can live in both fresh and salt water enviorments.

Male snook can live up to 6.4 years, and females can live up to 9.2 years.

5 Different species of snook in florida watercommon snook, small-scale fat snooklarge-scale fat snookswordspine snooktarpon snook.

Swordspine Snook

Large scale fat snook.

Tarpon Snook

Common Snook

A Marine fish.Found mostly

inshore in coastal and brackish waters.

Cannot tolerate water temperature below 60˚F

This is one of the largest Snooks found.

Kingdom : AnimaliaPhylum : ChordataClass : ActinopterygiiOrder : PerciformesFamily : CentropomidaeGenus : Centropomus

The only Snook with 7 anal fins.Lower jaw curves upwardsCompressed bodyFound inshore in south Florida. Mostly in

fresh waterGet to only 16-18 inches longRarely found on the west coast

The smallest of snooks.Has a giant, second anal fine (name)Found in shore in estuarine habitats as from

south florida to the st lucie riverwhen the adults are fully grown they are less

than 12 inches longPrefers slightly brackish water or freshwater,

spillways, shallow water.

An inshore species found near mangrovesUsually in fresh waterFound more in interior water opposed to

estuarine waters then other snook.Lateral line extends onto tailHas the smallest scales out of all the snook.

http://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/profiles/fish/saltwater/snook/snook/

http://myfwc.com/research/saltwater/fish/snook/fish-facts-snook/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_snookhttp://

www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Gallery/Descript/snook/snook.html

http://baysoundings.com/legacy-archives/fall02/creature.html

http://www.snookfoundation.org/info/about-snook