Salmón del Atlántico vs Esturión

Salmo salar comparado con Acipenser sturio

Taxonomy & Classification

Atributo	Salmón del Atlántico	Esturión
Nombre Científico	Salmo salar	Acipenser sturio
Orden	Salmoniformes	Perciformes
Familia	Salmonidae	Acipenseridae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Critically Endangered

Physical Traits

Atributo	Salmón del Atlántico	Esturión
Longitud Máxima	150,0 cm	600,0 cm
Peso Máximo	46,8 kg	400,0 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.	Gray-brown to dark brownish-black back with 5 rows of bony scutes that are yellowish-white; sides pale grayish-brown to whitish; belly creamy-white; thick armored body with a shark-like heterocercal tail.

Habitat & Environment

Atributo	Salmón del Atlántico	Esturión
Tipo de Agua	Freshwater & Saltwater	Freshwater & Saltwater
Rango de Profundidad	0-210m	4-93m
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, …	Historically ranged across European coastal waters from the North Sea and Baltic to the Mediterranean and Black seas, spawning in major rivers like the Rhine, …
Hábitat	Neritic	Neritic, estuaries

Información de Pesca

Atributo	Salmón del Atlántico	Esturión
Pez de Pesca Deportiva	Sí	No
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.

Esturión

Critically Endangered — consumption is illegal throughout its range. Historically prized for its delicate flesh and black caviar; now one of the world's most threatened fish species.

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 sturgeon is a critically endangered anadromous fish that can live over 100 years. Once abundant in European rivers, it is now restricted to a small population in the Gironde estuary. Its eggs are harvested as beluga-grade caviar.