Channel Catfish vs Roter Trommler

Ictalurus punctatus verglichen mit Sciaenops ocellatus

Taxonomy & Classification

Eigenschaft	Channel Catfish	Roter Trommler
Wissenschaftlicher Name	Ictalurus punctatus	Sciaenops ocellatus
Ordnung	Siluriformes	Perciformes
Familie	Ictaluridae	Sciaenidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Least Concern

Physical Traits

Eigenschaft	Channel Catfish	Roter Trommler
Maximale Länge	132,0 cm	155,0 cm
Maximales Gewicht	26,0 kg	45,0 kg
Färbung	Blue-gray to olive-gray back with silvery-white sides; scattered small black spots on the flanks in juveniles that fade with age; belly creamy-white; deeply forked tail fin is uniformly grayish.	Coppery-bronze to reddish-orange flanks with a characteristic black eyespot at the upper tail base; back is darker bronze-olive; belly pale to silvery; fins match body tone with dusky margins.

Habitat & Environment

Eigenschaft	Channel Catfish	Roter Trommler
Wassertyp	Freshwater	Freshwater & Saltwater
Tiefenbereich	0-15m	10-?m
Verbreitungsgebiet	Native to the central and eastern United States and southern Canada, from the Great Lakes south through the Mississippi River basin to the Gulf Coast. …	Western North Atlantic from Massachusetts south through the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean. Adults favor open nearshore reefs and coastal surf zones while juveniles inhabit …
Lebensraum	Estuaries	Estuaries

Angelinformationen

Eigenschaft	Channel Catfish	Roter Trommler
Sportfisch	Ja	Ja
Kampfbewertung	5/10	7/10
Weltrekord	—	—
Quecksilbergehalt	—	—

Cuisine & Edibility

Channel Catfish

Firm, moist white flesh with a mild, sweet flavor and very low fat. A Southern U.S. staple — beloved deep-fried with cornmeal batter; also excellent grilled or blackened.

Roter Trommler

Firm, white flesh with a mild, sweet flavor and moderate fat; smaller fish (under 27 inches) are the best table size. Famous as 'blackened redfish' — a Louisiana Cajun culinary classic.

Species Overview

Channel Catfish

The channel catfish is the most abundant and widely fished catfish species in North America. It has a keen sense of smell, with taste buds distributed across its entire body, enabling it to locate food in murky water.

Roter Trommler

The red drum, or redfish, is an iconic inshore game fish of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Identified by the distinctive black spot at the base of its tail, it feeds by tipping head-down in shallow water, exposing its copper-colored tail.