Bagre de canal vs Róbalo blanco

Ictalurus punctatus comparado con Centropomus undecimalis

Taxonomy & Classification

Atributo	Bagre de canal	Róbalo blanco
Nombre Científico	Ictalurus punctatus	Centropomus undecimalis
Orden	Siluriformes	Perciformes
Familia	Ictaluridae	Centrachidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Least Concern

Physical Traits

Atributo	Bagre de canal	Róbalo blanco
Longitud Máxima	132,0 cm	140,0 cm
Peso Máximo	26,0 kg	24,3 kg
Color	Blue-gray to olive-gray back with silvery-white sides; scattered small black spots on the flanks in juveniles that fade with age; belly creamy-white; deeply forked tail fin is uniformly grayish.	Pale golden-olive to grayish-brown back with silvery flanks; a bold black lateral stripe runs from the operculum to the tail; belly pale yellow-white; fins are yellowish with a dusky posterior dorsal fin.

Habitat & Environment

Atributo	Bagre de canal	Róbalo blanco
Tipo de Agua	Freshwater	Freshwater & Saltwater
Rango de Profundidad	0-15m	?-22m
Distribución Geográfica	Native to the central and eastern United States and southern Canada, from the Great Lakes south through the Mississippi River basin to the Gulf Coast. …	Western Atlantic from South Carolina south through the Gulf of Mexico, entire Caribbean, and along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of Central America to Brazil. …
Hábitat	Estuaries	Neritic, estuaries

Información de Pesca

Atributo	Bagre de canal	Róbalo blanco
Pez de Pesca Deportiva	Sí	Sí
Clasificación de Pelea	5/10	8/10
Récord Mundial	—	—
Nivel de Mercurio	—	—

Cuisine & Edibility

Bagre de canal

Firm, moist white flesh with a mild, sweet flavor and very low fat. A Southern U.S. staple — beloved deep-fried with cornmeal batter; also excellent grilled or blackened.

Róbalo blanco

Sweet, firm white flesh with a mild, clean flavor; low fat and large flakes. Highly regarded as table fare in Florida and the Caribbean; excellent grilled, blackened, or pan-seared.

Species Overview

Bagre de canal

The channel catfish is the most abundant and widely fished catfish species in North America. It has a keen sense of smell, with taste buds distributed across its entire body, enabling it to locate food in murky water.

Róbalo blanco

The common snook is a prized inshore game fish found in tropical western Atlantic waters. It is highly sensitive to cold water and cannot survive temperatures below 12 degrees Celsius. Its lateral line is distinctive — a bold black stripe.