Barbue de rivière vs Mafou

Ictalurus punctatus comparé à Rachycentron canadum

Taxonomy & Classification

Attribut	Barbue de rivière	Mafou
Nom scientifique	Ictalurus punctatus	Rachycentron canadum
Ordre	Siluriformes	Carangiformes
Famille	Ictaluridae	Rachycentridae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Least Concern

Physical Traits

Attribut	Barbue de rivière	Mafou
Longueur maximale	132,0 cm	200,0 cm
Poids maximum	26,0 kg	68,0 kg
Couleur	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.	Dark brown to black back with two pale white or silver lateral stripes flanking a dark brown mid-lateral band; belly cream-white; juveniles display more vivid black, white, and orange banding.

Habitat & Environment

Attribut	Barbue de rivière	Mafou
Type d'eau	Freshwater	Saltwater
Plage de profondeur	0-15m	0-1200m
Aire de répartition	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 oceans, absent only from the eastern Pacific. Found in the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, Indo-Pacific, and off Australia; frequents open …
Habitat	Estuaries	Pelagic, coral reefs, estuaries

Informations sur la pêche

Attribut	Barbue de rivière	Mafou
Poisson de pêche sportive	Oui	Oui
Cote de combativité	5/10	8/10
Record du monde	—	—
Teneur en mercure	—	—

Cuisine & Edibility

Barbue de rivière

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.

Mafou

Firm, moist white flesh with a mild, buttery flavor; moderate fat and large, clean flakes. Extremely versatile — excellent grilled, smoked, raw as sashimi, or used in ceviche.

Species Overview

Barbue de rivière

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.

Mafou

The cobia is a powerful pelagic fish that often follows large rays, sharks, and turtles. Its flattened head and elongated body resemble a shark. Excellent table fare with firm, white flesh, it is increasingly farmed in aquaculture.