Bagre de canal vs Lampuga

Ictalurus punctatus comparado con Coryphaena hippurus

Taxonomy & Classification

Atributo	Bagre de canal	Lampuga
Nombre Científico	Ictalurus punctatus	Coryphaena hippurus
Orden	Siluriformes	Carangiformes
Familia	Ictaluridae	Coryphaenidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Least Concern

Physical Traits

Atributo	Bagre de canal	Lampuga
Longitud Máxima	132,0 cm	210,0 cm
Peso Máximo	26,0 kg	40,0 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.	Dazzling iridescent blue-green and gold flanks; males have a blunt squared-off head; flanks flicker golden-yellow to electric blue when alive, fading to dull gray-green at death.

Habitat & Environment

Atributo	Bagre de canal	Lampuga
Tipo de Agua	Freshwater	Saltwater
Rango de Profundidad	0-15m	0-85m
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. …	Worldwide in tropical and subtropical oceanic waters of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. Highly pelagic; gathers around floating sargassum mats, current lines, and thermocline …
Hábitat	Estuaries	Neritic, pelagic, coral reefs

Información de Pesca

Atributo	Bagre de canal	Lampuga
Pez de Pesca Deportiva	Sí	Sí
Clasificación de Pelea	5/10	7/10
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.

Lampuga

Firm, slightly sweet flesh with large, moist flakes and low fat. Excellent grilled, blackened Cajun-style, or in tacos; one of the most popular sport fish for the table.

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.

Lampuga

The mahi-mahi, also known as dorado or dolphinfish, is among the most colorful pelagic fish in the ocean. Its iridescent blue, green, and gold body fades rapidly after death. It is a fast-growing species, rarely living beyond five years.