Fat Snook
Centropomus parallelus
Also called fat snook
Fat snook are a smaller species of snook with a deeper, more compressed body than common snook. They are prized gamefish known for their fighting ability and excellent table fare.
Fat Snook at a glance
- Scientific name
- Centropomus parallelus
- Typical size
- 12-20 inches
- IGFA world record
- 9 lbs 8 oz
- State record
- 9 lbs 8 oz
- Water
- Both
- Habitat
- Inshore
- Rarity in the Fishdex™
- Uncommon
Habitat
Smaller cousin of common snook. Found in brackish creeks and mangrove areas.
Catch one and it is yours
Log a fat snook through the Cobia Camera and this entry fills in with your photo, your personal best, and the exact conditions on the day. The app also carries the slot and season rules for wherever you are standing.
How the Fishdex™ worksFat Snook questions people ask
Fat Snook is Centropomus parallelus. Anglers also call it fat snook.
A typical fat snook runs 12-20 inches. The IGFA all tackle world record stands at 9 lbs 8 oz. Cobia records the length and weight of every fat snook you log and keeps your personal best on its Fishdex entry.
Smaller cousin of common snook. Found in brackish creeks and mangrove areas. It is a water species, filed under inshore in the Fishdex.
The IGFA all tackle world record fat snook weighed 9 lbs 8 oz.
Yes. Log one through the Cobia Camera and this entry fills in with your own photo, your personal best, and the conditions on the day you caught it. The app also carries the slot limits and season dates for wherever you are standing. It is free.
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