Saumon royal vs Crossie blanc

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha comparé à Centropomus undecimalis

Taxonomy & Classification

Attribut	Saumon royal	Crossie blanc
Nom scientifique	Oncorhynchus tshawytscha	Centropomus undecimalis
Ordre	Salmoniformes	Perciformes
Famille	Salmonidae	Centrachidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Least Concern

Physical Traits

Attribut	Saumon royal	Crossie blanc
Longueur maximale	150,0 cm	140,0 cm
Poids maximum	61,4 kg	24,3 kg
Couleur	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.	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.

Habitat & Environment

Attribut	Saumon royal	Crossie blanc
Type d'eau	Freshwater & Saltwater	Freshwater & Saltwater
Plage de profondeur	0-375m	?-22m
Aire de répartition	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 …	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. …
Habitat	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 …	Neritic, estuaries

Informations sur la pêche

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

Cuisine & Edibility

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.

Crossie blanc

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.

Species Overview

Saumon royal

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.

Crossie blanc

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.