Pazifischer Rotfeuerfisch vs Summer Flounder

Pterois volitans verglichen mit Paralichthys dentatus

Taxonomy & Classification

Eigenschaft	Pazifischer Rotfeuerfisch	Summer Flounder
Wissenschaftlicher Name	Pterois volitans	Paralichthys dentatus
Ordnung	Scorpaeniformes	Perciformes
Familie	Scorpaenidae	Pleuronectidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Least Concern

Physical Traits

Eigenschaft	Pazifischer Rotfeuerfisch	Summer Flounder
Maximale Länge	38,0 cm	94,0 cm
Maximales Gewicht	1,1 kg	12,0 kg
Färbung	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.	Eyed side is brownish to gray-green with a mottled pattern of pale blotches; 12–14 distinct pale-edged dark ocelli (eyespots) scattered across the body; blind side is plain white; color changes with substrate.

Habitat & Environment

Eigenschaft	Pazifischer Rotfeuerfisch	Summer Flounder
Wassertyp	Saltwater	Saltwater
Tiefenbereich	2-55m	10-183m
Verbreitungsgebiet	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 …	Western North Atlantic from Nova Scotia south to Florida and the northern Gulf of Mexico. Undertakes seasonal offshore migration to deeper Continental Shelf waters in …
Lebensraum	Neritic, coral reefs	Neritic, demersal, estuaries

Angelinformationen

Eigenschaft	Pazifischer Rotfeuerfisch	Summer Flounder
Sportfisch	Nein	Ja
Kampfbewertung	—	4/10
Weltrekord	—	—
Quecksilbergehalt	—	—

Cuisine & Edibility

Pazifischer Rotfeuerfisch

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.

Summer Flounder

Thin, delicate white fillets with a sweet, mild flavor and very low fat. Prized on the U.S. East Coast; superb pan-fried in butter, stuffed and baked, or prepared as ceviche.

Species Overview

Pazifischer Rotfeuerfisch

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.

Summer Flounder

The summer flounder, or fluke, is a flatfish that lies camouflaged on the ocean floor. Born with eyes on both sides, one eye migrates to the left side during development. An ambush predator, it explodes upward to grab passing prey.