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سمكة التنين الحمراء vs قاروس مقلم

Pterois volitans مقارنةً بـ Morone saxatilis

Taxonomy & Classification

السمة سمكة التنين الحمراء قاروس مقلم
الاسم العلمي Pterois volitans Morone saxatilis
الرتبة Scorpaeniformes Perciformes
الفصيلة Scorpaenidae Moronidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Least Concern

Physical Traits

السمة سمكة التنين الحمراء قاروس مقلم
الطول الأقصى 38,0 cm 200,0 cm
الوزن الأقصى 1,1 kg 57,0 kg
اللون White to cream body with alternating bold reddish-brown and white vertical bands; fan-like pectoral fins are banded with red-brown and white spots; long dorsal spines are striped and venomous. Silvery-white flanks with 7–8 continuous dark horizontal stripes running from gill plate to tail; back is olive-gray to greenish; belly white; spiny and soft dorsal fins separate and dusky.

Habitat & Environment

السمة سمكة التنين الحمراء قاروس مقلم
نوع الماء Saltwater Freshwater & Saltwater
نطاق العمق 2-55m 30-?m
النطاق الجغرافي Native to the Indo-Pacific from East Africa and the Red Sea to southern Japan, Australia, and the Marquesas. Invasive in the western Atlantic and Caribbean … Atlantic coast of North America from the St. Lawrence River south to the Gulf of Mexico. Anadromous; spawns in freshwater rivers like the Chesapeake Bay …
الموطن Neritic, coral reefs Estuaries

معلومات الصيد

السمة سمكة التنين الحمراء قاروس مقلم
أسماك الصيد الرياضي لا نعم
تصنيف المقاومة 7/10
الرقم القياسي العالمي
مستوى الزئبق

Cuisine & Edibility

سمكة التنين الحمراء

Sweet, buttery white flesh once spines are safely removed; increasingly promoted as a sustainable food source in Atlantic waters where it is an invasive species.

قاروس مقلم

Sweet, tender white flesh with moderate fat and a clean ocean flavor. Highly regarded on the East Coast; superb roasted whole, grilled as fillets, or pan-seared with butter.

Species Overview

سمكة التنين الحمراء

The red lionfish is a venomous coral reef fish native to the Indo-Pacific. Its ornate, striped body and fan-like pectoral fins make it popular in aquariums, but it has become a destructive invasive species in the western Atlantic and Caribbean.

قاروس مقلم

The striped bass is an anadromous species native to the Atlantic coast of North America. It migrates seasonally along the coast and up rivers to spawn, providing exceptional fishing from surf, boat, and shore.

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