Salmón del Atlántico vs Perca canadiense

Salmo salar comparado con Perca flavescens

Taxonomy & Classification

Atributo	Salmón del Atlántico	Perca canadiense
Nombre Científico	Salmo salar	Perca flavescens
Orden	Salmoniformes	Perciformes
Familia	Salmonidae	Percidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Least Concern

Physical Traits

Atributo	Salmón del Atlántico	Perca canadiense
Longitud Máxima	150,0 cm	50,0 cm
Peso Máximo	46,8 kg	1,9 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.	Bright golden-yellow body with 6–8 broad dark olive-green vertical saddle-bars; belly pale yellow to white; paired and anal fins are vivid orange to red; two separate dorsal fins, the first dark-spined.

Habitat & Environment

Atributo	Salmón del Atlántico	Perca canadiense
Tipo de Agua	Freshwater & Saltwater	Brackish
Rango de Profundidad	0-210m	0-56m
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, …	Native to freshwater and slightly brackish lakes and rivers of central and eastern Canada and the northern United States, including all five Great Lakes. Abundant …
Hábitat	Neritic	Estuaries

Información de Pesca

Atributo	Salmón del Atlántico	Perca canadiense
Pez de Pesca Deportiva	Sí	Sí
Clasificación de Pelea	8/10	3/10
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.

Perca canadiense

Sweet, clean white flesh with very low fat and a delicate texture; among the most prized freshwater eating fish in the Great Lakes region. Best pan-fried or sautéed simply in butter.

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 yellow perch is a schooling fish found in lakes and slow rivers across North America. Its golden-yellow body with dark vertical bars is unmistakable. Its sweet, firm white flesh makes it one of the finest-tasting freshwater fish.