Crossie blanc vs Tambour rouge

Centropomus undecimalis comparé à Sciaenops ocellatus

Taxonomy & Classification

Attribut	Crossie blanc	Tambour rouge
Nom scientifique	Centropomus undecimalis	Sciaenops ocellatus
Ordre	Perciformes	Perciformes
Famille	Centrachidae	Sciaenidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Least Concern

Physical Traits

Attribut	Crossie blanc	Tambour rouge
Longueur maximale	140,0 cm	155,0 cm
Poids maximum	24,3 kg	45,0 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.	Coppery-bronze to reddish-orange flanks with a characteristic black eyespot at the upper tail base; back is darker bronze-olive; belly pale to silvery; fins match body tone with dusky margins.

Habitat & Environment

Attribut	Crossie blanc	Tambour rouge
Type d'eau	Freshwater & Saltwater	Freshwater & Saltwater
Plage de profondeur	?-22m	10-?m
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. …	Western North Atlantic from Massachusetts south through the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean. Adults favor open nearshore reefs and coastal surf zones while juveniles inhabit …
Habitat	Neritic, estuaries	Estuaries

Informations sur la pêche

Attribut	Crossie blanc	Tambour rouge
Poisson de pêche sportive	Oui	Oui
Cote de combativité	8/10	7/10
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.

Tambour rouge

Firm, white flesh with a mild, sweet flavor and moderate fat; smaller fish (under 27 inches) are the best table size. Famous as 'blackened redfish' — a Louisiana Cajun culinary classic.

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.

Tambour rouge

The red drum, or redfish, is an iconic inshore game fish of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Identified by the distinctive black spot at the base of its tail, it feeds by tipping head-down in shallow water, exposing its copper-colored tail.