Fletán del Atlántico vs Anguila europea

Hippoglossus hippoglossus comparado con Anguilla anguilla

Taxonomy & Classification

Atributo	Fletán del Atlántico	Anguila europea
Nombre Científico	Hippoglossus hippoglossus	Anguilla anguilla
Orden	Perciformes	Elopomorpha
Familia	Pleuronectidae	Megalopidae
Conservation Status	Endangered	Critically Endangered

Physical Traits

Atributo	Fletán del Atlántico	Anguila europea
Longitud Máxima	470,0 cm	133,0 cm
Peso Máximo	320,0 kg	6,6 kg
Color	Eyed side is olive-brown to dark greenish-brown with mottled paler blotches providing camouflage; blind underside is pure white; lateral line distinctly arched over the pectoral fin.	Yellow-olive to olive-brown back and sides in the freshwater 'yellow eel' phase; maturing 'silver eel' phase develops a dark gray-black back with a silvery-white belly and enlarged eyes.

Habitat & Environment

Atributo	Fletán del Atlántico	Anguila europea
Tipo de Agua	Saltwater	Freshwater & Saltwater
Rango de Profundidad	50-2000m	0-700m
Distribución Geográfica	North Atlantic from Labrador and Greenland east to Iceland, Norway, the Barents Sea, and the British Isles. Found on sandy and gravel bottoms at depths …	Spawns in the Sargasso Sea and larvae drift to European and North African coasts on the Gulf Stream. Adults inhabit rivers, lakes, and coastal waters …
Hábitat	Neritic	Estuaries

Información de Pesca

Atributo	Fletán del Atlántico	Anguila europea
Pez de Pesca Deportiva	Sí	Sí
Clasificación de Pelea	7/10	—
Récord Mundial	—	—
Nivel de Mercurio	—	—

Cuisine & Edibility

Fletán del Atlántico

Firm, meaty white flesh with a mild, sweet flavor and very low fat. Endangered status — sustainable sourcing essential; superb pan-seared, poached in butter, or roasted with aromatics.

Anguila europea

Rich, fatty flesh with a distinctive earthy flavor; classically smoked, jellied (in Britain), or grilled kabayaki-style. Critically Endangered — consumption strongly discouraged; population down 90%.

Species Overview

Fletán del Atlántico

The Atlantic halibut is the largest flatfish in the world, capable of exceeding 300 kg. Both eyes are on the right side of its body. It is a slow-growing, long-lived species that has suffered severe overfishing.

Anguila europea

The European eel undertakes one of nature's most remarkable migrations, traveling 5,000 km from European rivers to the Sargasso Sea to spawn and die. Despite centuries of study, its breeding grounds were only recently confirmed.