Salmón del Atlántico vs Anguila europea

Salmo salar comparado con Anguilla anguilla

Taxonomy & Classification

Atributo	Salmón del Atlántico	Anguila europea
Nombre Científico	Salmo salar	Anguilla anguilla
Orden	Salmoniformes	Elopomorpha
Familia	Salmonidae	Megalopidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Critically Endangered

Physical Traits

Atributo	Salmón del Atlántico	Anguila europea
Longitud Máxima	150,0 cm	133,0 cm
Peso Máximo	46,8 kg	6,6 kg
Color	Silvery flanks with a blue-green back; sea-run fish are nearly spotless with a few scattered X-shaped dark spots above the lateral line and pinkish-red tones at spawning.	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	Salmón del Atlántico	Anguila europea
Tipo de Agua	Freshwater & Saltwater	Freshwater & Saltwater
Rango de Profundidad	0-210m	0-700m
Distribución Geográfica	North Atlantic Ocean from northeastern North America to western Europe, including rivers of Canada, Norway, Iceland, and the British Isles. Anadromous populations spawn in cold, …	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	Salmón del Atlántico	Anguila europea
Pez de Pesca Deportiva	Sí	Sí
Clasificación de Pelea	8/10	—
Récord Mundial	—	—
Nivel de Mercurio	—	—

Cuisine & Edibility

Salmón del Atlántico

Rich, buttery flesh with high omega-3 fat content and a distinctly full flavor. Versatile in the kitchen — superb grilled, poached, smoked, or served raw as sashimi.

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

Salmón del Atlántico

The Atlantic salmon is an anadromous species that migrates from the ocean to freshwater rivers to spawn. Renowned among fly fishers, it is also one of the most important farmed fish species globally.

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.