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View Mode View All Pictures Species Centropomus ensiferus Poey    Centropomus ensiferus was originally described as Centropomus ensiferus by Poey in 1860. It belongs to the family Centropomidae. It is commonly known as Swordspine snook but has many other common names such as swordspine snook in USA (contiguous states), Hoso-akame in Japan, Róbalo espinoso in Cuba, Quéquere in Dominican Republic, Crossie épée in France. more common names It is found in Fresh, Brackish and Salt water and its distribution is Western Atlantic: Florida (U.S.A.) to Central America and to Brazil.   Species Species   Higher Taxa Higher Taxa   Original Original   Subspecies Subspecies   Current Current   General General   Name History Name History   Related Pages Related Pages   Species of this Genus Species of this Genus   Species   ensiferus AuthorWI   Poey [F.] AuthorNI   Poey Qualification   --- Year   1860 Status   Valid Class   Osteichthyes Osteichthyes Order   Perciformes Perciformes Family   Centropomidae Subfamily   --- --- Genus   Centropomus Subgenus   --- Class   Osteichthyes Order   Perciformes Family   Centropomidae Genus   Centropomus Original Name   Centropomus         Taxon Name   ensiferus Original Combination   Centropomus ensiferus Original Genus   Centropomus Original Genus Species   Centropomus ensiferus OriginalSubGenus   Centropomus Original Author   Poey Original AuthorWI   Poey [F.] Original Qualification   --- Original Year   1860 Original Family   Centropomidae Original SubFamily   --- Original Level   species Type Locality   Cuba. Types   Poey specimens: MCZ 10300 (1); NMW 39683 (1). Type Catalogue   Type catalog: Howell Rivero 1938:189 [ref. 22926] with cotypes. Primary Code   Neotype Primary Type   MCZ 10299 Journal   Mem. Hist. Nat. Cuba Citation   v. 2 Page   122 Illustrations   Pl. 12 (fig. 1) SubSpecies AuthorWI --- Qualification SS --- Original QualificationSS --- Current Subspecies AuthorWI --- Current Genus Species Centropomus ensiferus Current Species   ensiferus Current Genus Centropomus Current AuthorWI Steindachner [F.] Current AuthorNI   Steindachner Current Year   1860 Current Family Centropomidae Current Subfamily --- --- Habitat benthopelagic         Water Fresh, Brackish and Salt water Habitat Notes Inhabits coastal waters, estuaries and lagoons, penetrating into freshwaters. and usually prefers very low brackish or freshwater. Feeds on fish and crustaceans. Depth Range From 0 to 22 meters.     Distribution Western Atlantic: Florida (U.S.A.) to Central America and to Brazil. Current Summary   Valid as Centropomus ensiferus  Poey 1860. Centropomidae.   Name History   • Valid as Centropomus ensiferus  Poey 1860 -- (Fraser 1968:433 [ref. 21275], Lee et al. 1980:569 [ref. 22416], Matsuura in Uyeno et al. 1983:294 [ref. 14275] as enciferus, Rivas 1986:607 [ref. 5210], Robins & Ray 1986:129 [ref. 23100], Cervigón 1991:312 [ref. 24472], Cervigón 1992:296 [ref. 23827], Greenfield & Thomerson 1997:143 [ref. 22947], González Bencomo et al. 1997:158 [ref. 24960], Aguilera 1998:48 [ref. 24221], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:255 [ref. 24550], Keith et al. 2000:76 [ref. 24547], Marín 2000:72 [ref. 26252], Lim et al. 2002:82 [ref. 28310], Orrell 2003:1288 [ref. 27053], Menezes & Figueiredo in Menezes et al. 2003:74 [ref. 27192], Smith et al. 2003:21 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:125 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:99 [ref. 28815], Miller 2006:327 [ref. 28615], Matamoros et al. 2009:17 [ref. 31241], Page et al. 2013:129 [ref. 32708], Angulo et al. 2013:998 [ref. 33194], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:38 [ref. 33341]). Common Names  Common Names Picture  Picture Places  Places Hierarchy  Hierarchy Pictures  Pictures First Publication  First Publication Collections Species Links  Species Links Name Combinations  Name Combinations References  References Page 1 of 2 (50 items). Click on a column heading to sort data. [1]2 Page size: 25 50 100 Drag a column header here to group by that column Species   Genus Species   Authorship   Status   affinis Centropomus affinis Steindachner [F.] 1864 Synonym albus Centropomus albus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1814 Uncertain altus Centropomus altus Regan [C. T.] 1907 Synonym ambassis Centropomus ambassis Lacepède [B. G. E.] (ex Commerson) 1802 Synonym appendiculatus Centropomus appendiculatus Poey [F.] 1860 Synonym argenteus Centropomus argenteus Regan [C. T.] 1904 Synonym armatus Centropomus armatus Gill [T. N.] 1863 Valid atridorsalis Centropomus atridorsalis Regan [C. T.] 1903 Synonym aureoviridis Centropomus aureoviridis (Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1803) Uncertain aureus Centropomus aureus Lacepède [B. G. E.] (ex Commerson) 1802 Synonym bahrul Centropomus bahrul Hamilton [F.] in Day 1875 Not available brevis Centropomus brevis Günther [A.] 1864 Synonym constantinus Centropomus constantinus Jordan [D. S.] & Starks [E. C.] in Jordan & Evermann 1896 Synonym cuvieri Centropomus cuvieri Bocourt [F.] 1868 Synonym enciferus Centropomus enciferus Poey [F.] 1860 Spelling fasciatus Centropomus fasciatus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1802 Uncertain gabbi Centropomus gabbi Fowler [H. W.] 1906 Synonym grandoculatus Centropomus grandoculatus Jenkins [O. P.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1889 Synonym heringi Centropomus heringi Fowler [H. W.] 1906 Synonym hober Centropomus hober Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1802 Synonym loubina Centropomus loubina (Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1802) Uncertain lupus Centropomus lupus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1802 Synonym luteus Centropomus luteus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1814 Synonym macrochirus Centropomus macrochirus Poey [F.] 1955 Synonym macrodon Centropomus macrodon Lacepède [B. G. E.] (ex Commerson) 1802 Synonym Begins with Contains Doesn't contain Ends with Equals Doesn't equal Is less than Is less than or equal to Is greater than Is greater than or equal to Like ('%', '_') Page 1 of 2 (50 items). Click on a column heading to sort data. [1]2 Page size: 25 50 100 Create Filter   Loading…