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Salmón real vs Lucioperca

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha comparado con Sander lucioperca

Taxonomy & Classification

Atributo Salmón real Lucioperca
Nombre Científico Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Sander lucioperca
Orden Salmoniformes Perciformes
Familia Salmonidae Percidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Least Concern

Physical Traits

Atributo Salmón real Lucioperca
Longitud Máxima 150,0 cm 130,0 cm
Peso Máximo 61,4 kg 20,0 kg
Color Ocean phase is deep blue-green back with silvery flanks and white belly; irregular black spots on the back, dorsal fin, and both lobes of the tail; spawning adults turn dark red to olive-brown. Greenish-gray to olive body with 8–10 dark olive-brown vertical bars or saddle blotches; flanks finely mottled; belly whitish; first dorsal fin with dark-spotted rays; large glassy eyes adapted for low light.

Habitat & Environment

Atributo Salmón real Lucioperca
Tipo de Agua Freshwater & Saltwater Brackish
Rango de Profundidad 0-375m 2-30m
Distribución Geográfica Pacific Rim from California and Oregon north through Alaska and the Aleutian Islands to the Kamchatka Peninsula, Japan, and Korea. Anadromous runs use major river … Native to river systems and large lakes of northern and central Europe and western Asia, including the Volga, Danube, Rhine, and Baltic Sea drainages. Tolerates …
Hábitat Anadromous; spawns in cold, clear rivers of the Pacific Coast (Alaska to California). Adults spend 1-5 years in the Pacific Ocean before returning to natal … Estuaries

Información de Pesca

Atributo Salmón real Lucioperca
Pez de Pesca Deportiva
Clasificación de Pelea 8/10 6/10
Récord Mundial
Nivel de Mercurio

Cuisine & Edibility

Salmón real

The largest Pacific salmon; exceptionally rich, fatty flesh with deep orange-red color and a full, buttery flavor. Superb grilled, smoked, or cured; the benchmark of Pacific salmon quality.

Lucioperca

Lean, firm white flesh with a delicate, mild flavor and nearly no fat; boneless fillets are easy to work with. The most prized freshwater eating fish in Central and Eastern Europe.

Species Overview

Salmón real

The chinook salmon, also known as king salmon, is the largest of the Pacific salmon species. It undertakes epic migrations from the ocean to its natal river to spawn once before dying, providing nutrients to the entire watershed ecosystem.

Lucioperca

The zander is the European equivalent of the walleye and one of the most prized freshwater predators in Europe. Its excellent low-light vision makes it a crepuscular hunter. Its delicate white flesh is considered among the finest of freshwater fish.

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