Fish · La Saladita, Guerrero

Pacific Black Snook

Centropomus nigrescens

Spanish: Robalo prieto

Pacific Black Snook (Centropomus nigrescens)
Photographed by henry180 on iNaturalist · taken in Provincia de Puntarenas, Puerto Jiménez, Costa Rica, not near La Saladita

Pacific Black Snook (Centropomus nigrescens) is listed in the site's fish guide, but no research-grade iNaturalist observation places it within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones).

TaxonomyActinopterygii › Carangiformes › Centropomidae
Local recordsNot recorded by research-grade iNaturalist observations within about 50 km; listed from the site's curated guide
Global records57 on iNaturalist

Interactive card with more photos, sounds and similar species Fish guide iNaturalist

Cite as: “Pacific Black Snook (Centropomus nigrescens) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/centropomus-nigrescens/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.