centropomid

English

Centropomus undecimalis

Noun

centropomid (plural centropomids)

1. (zoology) Any fish of the family Centropomidae.
   • 1998, John W. Tucker, Marine Fish Culture‎^[1], page 336:

     Late larvae that will become herbivores, omnivores, or bottom fish, such as sparids, mugilids, pleuronectids, and soleids seem to be less particular about food and could be slightly easier to wean than more raptorial fish, such as centropomids, percithyids, and serranids (Kertouri, 1981; pers. obs.).

   • 2009, David A. Milton, Chapter 9: Living in Two Worlds: Diadromous Fishes, and Factors Affecting Population Connectivity Between Tropical Rivers and Coasts, Ivan Nagelkerken (editor), Ecological Connectivity among Tropical Coastal Ecosystems, page 346,

     Catadromous fish species such as centropomids can have enhanced survival and growth in years when larvae and juveniles from coastal spawning grounds access more productive freshwater habitats (Staunton-Smith et al. 2004).

   • 2009, K. G. Smith, M. D. Diop, M. Niane, W. R. T. Darwall, The Status and Distribution of Freshwater Biodiversity in Western Africa, IUCN Red List, page 30,

     This 'fishing down food webs' has been seen in the Ouèmè river in Benin, where large predatory centropomids and catfishes have been replaced by small catfish, cichlids and cyprinids (Helfman 2007).