Tambour rouge vs Acoupa pintade

Sciaenops ocellatus comparé à Cynoscion nebulosus

Taxonomy & Classification

Attribut	Tambour rouge	Acoupa pintade
Nom scientifique	Sciaenops ocellatus	Cynoscion nebulosus
Ordre	Perciformes	Perciformes
Famille	Sciaenidae	Sciaenidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Least Concern

Physical Traits

Attribut	Tambour rouge	Acoupa pintade
Longueur maximale	155,0 cm	100,0 cm
Poids maximum	45,0 kg	7,9 kg
Couleur	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.	Silver-gray body with a greenish iridescent back; scattered round black spots on the upper flanks, back, and dorsal and caudal fins; belly silver-white; fins yellowish to pale; two prominent canine teeth.

Habitat & Environment

Attribut	Tambour rouge	Acoupa pintade
Type d'eau	Freshwater & Saltwater	Saltwater
Plage de profondeur	10-?m	10-?m
Aire de répartition	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 …	Western North Atlantic from New York south along the US Atlantic coast through the Gulf of Mexico to the Yucatán. Resident in estuaries, seagrass beds, …
Habitat	Estuaries	Neritic, coral reefs, estuaries

Informations sur la pêche

Attribut	Tambour rouge	Acoupa pintade
Poisson de pêche sportive	Oui	Oui
Cote de combativité	7/10	5/10
Record du monde	—	—
Teneur en mercure	—	—

Cuisine & Edibility

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.

Acoupa pintade

Soft, delicate white flesh with a mild, sweet flavor; low fat and best eaten fresh. A Gulf Coast favorite — excellent pan-fried, baked with Cajun spices, or used in fish tacos.

Species Overview

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.

Acoupa pintade

The spotted seatrout, despite its name, is a member of the drum family, not the trout family. It inhabits grass flats and estuaries along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Males produce a distinctive drumming sound to attract females.