Western Atlantic centropomids, especially
snook (Centropomus undecimalis), have potential for
culture as food fish in fresh- or saltwater ponds, pens,
or raceways. In this study, snook and tarpon snook (C.
pectinatus) were reared to market size. Salt water was
required for rearing early larvae, but juveniles grew fastest
in fresh water at 27-28"C. A suitable feeding program
included: rotifers (Brachionus plicatilis) and Artemia sp.
nauplii, followed by dry starter and grower feeds. Feed
conversion values (dry weight of feed eaten/wet weight
gained by fish) for experimental dry feeds fed to snook
weighing 16-725 g were in the range 0.7-1.1 . Feed conversion
was directly related to carbohydrate content and
inversely related to protein content. Snook will begin to
eat dry feed within 35 d after hatching and, at temperatures
of 26-30ºC, can be reared to a mean weight of
450 g in 1 year or less with a feed cost of less than $0.30/
fish. The slower-growing and thinner tarpon snook is a
less likely candidate for aquaculture
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1987
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Western Atlantic centropomids, especially
snook (Centropomus undecimalis), have potential for
culture as food fish in fresh- or saltwater ponds, pens,
or raceways. In this study, snook and tarpon snook (C.
pectinatus) were reared to market size. Salt water was
required for rearing early larvae, but juveniles grew fastest
in fresh water at 27-28"C. A suitable feeding program
included: rotifers (Brachionus plicatilis) and Artemia sp.
nauplii, followed by dry starter and grower feeds. Feed
conversion values (dry weight of feed eaten/wet weight
gained by fish) for experimental dry feeds fed to snook
weighing 16-725 g were in the range 0.7-1.1 . Feed conversion
was directly related to carbohydrate content and
inversely related to protein content. Snook will begin to
eat dry feed within 35 d after hatching and, at temperatures
of 26-30ºC, can be reared to a mean weight of
450 g in 1 year or less with a feed cost of less than $0.30/
fish. The slower-growing and thinner tarpon snook is a
less likely candidate for aquaculture
snook (Centropomus undecimalis), have potential for
culture as food fish in fresh- or saltwater ponds, pens,
or raceways. In this study, snook and tarpon snook (C.
pectinatus) were reared to market size. Salt water was
required for rearing early larvae, but juveniles grew fastest
in fresh water at 27-28"C. A suitable feeding program
included: rotifers (Brachionus plicatilis) and Artemia sp.
nauplii, followed by dry starter and grower feeds. Feed
conversion values (dry weight of feed eaten/wet weight
gained by fish) for experimental dry feeds fed to snook
weighing 16-725 g were in the range 0.7-1.1 . Feed conversion
was directly related to carbohydrate content and
inversely related to protein content. Snook will begin to
eat dry feed within 35 d after hatching and, at temperatures
of 26-30ºC, can be reared to a mean weight of
450 g in 1 year or less with a feed cost of less than $0.30/
fish. The slower-growing and thinner tarpon snook is a
less likely candidate for aquaculture
Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution 547
This manuscript is an author version with
the final publication available and may be cited as: Tucker, John W., Jr. (1987). Snook culture and
preliminary evaluation for farming. Progressive Fish-Culturist 49(1), 49-57. doi: 10.1577/1548-
8640(1987)49<49:SATSCA>2.0.CO;2
the final publication available and may be cited as: Tucker, John W., Jr. (1987). Snook culture and
preliminary evaluation for farming. Progressive Fish-Culturist 49(1), 49-57. doi: 10.1577/1548-
8640(1987)49<49:SATSCA>2.0.CO;2
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1987
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1987
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10.1577/1548-8640(1987)49<49:SATSCA>2.0.CO;2
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1987
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Attributed name: Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
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Tucker, John W., Jr.
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Snook and tarpon snook culture and preliminary evaluation for commercial farming
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1987
American Fisheries Society; Taylor & Francis
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Bethesda, MD
Title
Snook and tarpon snook culture and preliminary evaluation for commercial farming
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Snook and tarpon snook culture and preliminary evaluation for commercial farming