Crossie blanc vs Mérou géant de l'Atlantique

Centropomus undecimalis comparé à Epinephelus itajara

Taxonomy & Classification

Attribut	Crossie blanc	Mérou géant de l'Atlantique
Nom scientifique	Centropomus undecimalis	Epinephelus itajara
Ordre	Perciformes	Perciformes
Famille	Centrachidae	Serranidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Vulnerable

Physical Traits

Attribut	Crossie blanc	Mérou géant de l'Atlantique
Longueur maximale	140,0 cm	250,0 cm
Poids maximum	24,3 kg	363,0 kg
Couleur	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.	Yellow-brown to olive-green body densely covered with small dark brown spots and irregular blotches; 3–4 faint pale vertical bands on the flanks; juveniles show bolder contrasting yellow and black stripes.

Habitat & Environment

Attribut	Crossie blanc	Mérou géant de l'Atlantique
Type d'eau	Freshwater & Saltwater	Saltwater
Plage de profondeur	?-22m	0-100m
Aire de répartition	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. …	Tropical western Atlantic from Florida and the Gulf of Mexico through the Caribbean Sea to Brazil, and eastern Pacific from the Gulf of California to …
Habitat	Neritic, estuaries	Neritic, coral reefs, estuaries

Informations sur la pêche

Attribut	Crossie blanc	Mérou géant de l'Atlantique
Poisson de pêche sportive	Oui	Oui
Cote de combativité	8/10	9/10
Record du monde	—	—
Teneur en mercure	—	—

Cuisine & Edibility

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.

Mérou géant de l'Atlantique

Firm, flaky white flesh with a mild, sweet flavor; harvest is heavily restricted or banned throughout most of its range due to Vulnerable status. Catch-and-release strongly encouraged.

Species Overview

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.

Mérou géant de l'Atlantique

The goliath grouper is the largest grouper in the Atlantic Ocean. This massive reef dweller can swallow prey whole and produces a distinctive booming sound by contracting its swim bladder to ward off intruders.