Common Snook vs Smallmouth Bass

Centropomus undecimalis comparado com Micropterus dolomieu

Taxonomy & Classification

Atributo	Common Snook	Smallmouth Bass
Nome Científico	Centropomus undecimalis	Micropterus dolomieu
Ordem	Perciformes	Centrarchiformes
Família	Centrachidae	Centrarchidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Least Concern

Physical Traits

Atributo	Common Snook	Smallmouth Bass
Comprimento Máximo	140,0 cm	69,0 cm
Peso Máximo	24,3 kg	5,4 kg
Cor	Pale golden-olive to grayish-brown back with silvery flanks; a bold black lateral stripe runs from the operculum to the tail; belly pale yellow-white; fins are yellowish with a dusky posterior dorsal fin.	Bronze-green to golden-brown body with 13–15 irregular dark brown vertical bars or blotches on the flanks; red-orange eyes; belly pale cream; dark brown radiating lines from eye to snout.

Habitat & Environment

Atributo	Common Snook	Smallmouth Bass
Tipo de Água	Freshwater & Saltwater	Freshwater
Faixa de Profundidade	?-22m	1-7m
Distribuição Geográfica	Western Atlantic from South Carolina south through the Gulf of Mexico, entire Caribbean, and along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of Central America to Brazil. …	Native to the St. Lawrence River and Great Lakes drainage south through the Ohio River system and upper Mississippi basin. Prefers clear, cool, rocky streams …
Habitat	Neritic, estuaries	Clear, cool rivers and streams of eastern North America from the Great Lakes to Tennessee. Prefers rocky and gravelly substrate in moderate to fast current. …

Informações de Pesca

Atributo	Common Snook	Smallmouth Bass
Peixe Esportivo	Sim	Sim
Classificação de Resistência	8/10	8/10
Recorde Mundial	—	—
Nível de Mercúrio	—	—

Cuisine & Edibility

Common Snook

Sweet, firm white flesh with a mild, clean flavor; low fat and large flakes. Highly regarded as table fare in Florida and the Caribbean; excellent grilled, blackened, or pan-seared.

Smallmouth Bass

Clean, white, mildly flavored flesh with low fat; considered slightly firmer and more flavorful than largemouth bass. Excellent pan-fried or baked; a respected table fish in the Great Lakes region.

Species Overview

Common Snook

The common snook is a prized inshore game fish found in tropical western Atlantic waters. It is highly sensitive to cold water and cannot survive temperatures below 12 degrees Celsius. Its lateral line is distinctive — a bold black stripe.

Smallmouth Bass

The smallmouth bass is widely considered the best-fighting freshwater fish pound-for-pound. Found in clear, rocky streams and lakes, it is more athletic and acrobatic than its larger cousin, the largemouth bass.