Róbalo blanco vs Pez león

Centropomus undecimalis comparado con Pterois volitans

Taxonomy & Classification

Atributo	Róbalo blanco	Pez león
Nombre Científico	Centropomus undecimalis	Pterois volitans
Orden	Perciformes	Scorpaeniformes
Familia	Centrachidae	Scorpaenidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Least Concern

Physical Traits

Atributo	Róbalo blanco	Pez león
Longitud Máxima	140,0 cm	38,0 cm
Peso Máximo	24,3 kg	1,1 kg
Color	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.	White to cream body with alternating bold reddish-brown and white vertical bands; fan-like pectoral fins are banded with red-brown and white spots; long dorsal spines are striped and venomous.

Habitat & Environment

Atributo	Róbalo blanco	Pez león
Tipo de Agua	Freshwater & Saltwater	Saltwater
Rango de Profundidad	?-22m	2-55m
Distribución Geográfica	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. …	Native to the Indo-Pacific from East Africa and the Red Sea to southern Japan, Australia, and the Marquesas. Invasive in the western Atlantic and Caribbean …
Hábitat	Neritic, estuaries	Neritic, coral reefs

Información de Pesca

Atributo	Róbalo blanco	Pez león
Pez de Pesca Deportiva	Sí	No
Clasificación de Pelea	8/10	—
Récord Mundial	—	—
Nivel de Mercurio	—	—

Cuisine & Edibility

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.

Pez león

Sweet, buttery white flesh once spines are safely removed; increasingly promoted as a sustainable food source in Atlantic waters where it is an invasive species.

Species Overview

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.

Pez león

The red lionfish is a venomous coral reef fish native to the Indo-Pacific. Its ornate, striped body and fan-like pectoral fins make it popular in aquariums, but it has become a destructive invasive species in the western Atlantic and Caribbean.