Common Snook: Centropomus undecimalis The common snook,
Centropomus undecimalis, is one of Florida's most popular
inshore game fish because of its spectacular fighting ability
and merit as table fare. Anglers call the common snook many
names, but the two most common are robalo and linesider. The
word "snook" comes from the Dutch word "snoek," meaning pike.
The majority of anglers pronounce the name as "snook" (like
took), but in parts of south Florida, it is pronounced "snuke"
(like fluke). Five species of snook occur in Florida: - The
common snook is the largest and most common and is the species
caught by most anglers. In Florida waters, it may grow to 48
inches and 38 pounds. The small-scale fat snook, C. parallelus,
which seldom reaches 24 inches, has a squarish-shaped body
covered with scales that are smaller than those on the common
snook. The large-scale fat snook, C. mexicanus, was confirmed in
2006. With slightly larger scales and fewer gill rakers than the
small-scale fat snook, this species has bee