Name: COMMON SNOOK Category: INSHORE FISH
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Here are some fun facts on the COMMON SNOOK |
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Life Span: |
up to 16 years |
Size: |
average 20-28 inches |
Weight: |
5-12 lbs |
World Record: |
53lbs 10 oz Caught in Costa Rica October 18 1978 |
Did You Know: |
There are four species of snook found in Florida, but Centropomus undecimalis, or common snook, is the most common species of snook sought after by most fishermen. Some discussion has been had in scientific circles speculating that there are two distinct sub-species of C. undecimalis, with one sub-species being found in the Gulf and Florida Bay, and a separate and somewhat larger sub-species being found on the Atlantic coast north of Florida Bay. In Florida waters, the snook may grow to 48 inches and 38 pounds.
Common Snook are found from around Cape Canaveral on the East Coast southward around the peninsula, and up to around Tarpon Springs. In times of consecutively warm winters, their range may extend northward of these areas. Because snook are warm water fish, they become lethargic in waters less than 65 degrees, and begin to die in water of 50 degrees.
Snook are carnivores and their prey is mainly a wide range of species of fish, crabs, and shrimp. Pinfish, Pigfish, Croakers, sardines, finger mullet, and other inshore fish are effective as bait for snook. You may also use thread herring, tilapia, mojarras, killifishes, or small grunts. Atlantic Taxidermy has become the leader in replica fish mounts around the world. Each release mount is hand crafted one at a time by our group of talented finishers. The replica fish mount is then airbrushed displaying all the natural vibrant colors and markings of each species. Real skin fish taxidermy virtually came to an end in the late 70's. By promoting replica fishmounts such as the Common Snook, Atlantic Taxidermy has become one of the leaders in marine conservation.
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