Saumon de l'Atlantique vs Saumon royal

Salmo salar comparé à Oncorhynchus tshawytscha

Taxonomy & Classification

Attribut	Saumon de l'Atlantique	Saumon royal
Nom scientifique	Salmo salar	Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Ordre	Salmoniformes	Salmoniformes
Famille	Salmonidae	Salmonidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Least Concern

Physical Traits

Attribut	Saumon de l'Atlantique	Saumon royal
Longueur maximale	150,0 cm	150,0 cm
Poids maximum	46,8 kg	61,4 kg
Couleur	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.	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.

Habitat & Environment

Attribut	Saumon de l'Atlantique	Saumon royal
Type d'eau	Freshwater & Saltwater	Freshwater & Saltwater
Plage de profondeur	0-210m	0-375m
Aire de répartition	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, …	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 …
Habitat	Neritic	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 …

Informations sur la pêche

Attribut	Saumon de l'Atlantique	Saumon royal
Poisson de pêche sportive	Oui	Oui
Cote de combativité	8/10	8/10
Record du monde	—	—
Teneur en mercure	—	—

Cuisine & Edibility

Saumon de l'Atlantique

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.

Saumon royal

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.

Species Overview

Saumon de l'Atlantique

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 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.