Channel Catfish vs イタヤラ

Ictalurus punctatus との比較 Epinephelus itajara

Taxonomy & Classification

属性	Channel Catfish	イタヤラ
学名	Ictalurus punctatus	Epinephelus itajara
目	Siluriformes	Perciformes
科	Ictaluridae	Serranidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Vulnerable

Physical Traits

属性	Channel Catfish	イタヤラ
最大体長	132.0 cm	250.0 cm
最大体重	26.0 kg	363.0 kg
体色	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.	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

属性	Channel Catfish	イタヤラ
水質タイプ	Freshwater	Saltwater
生息水深	0-15m	0-100m
分布域	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. …	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 …
生息地	Estuaries	Neritic, coral reefs, estuaries

釣り情報

属性	Channel Catfish	イタヤラ
ゲームフィッシュ	はい	はい
ファイト評価	5/10	9/10
世界記録	—	—
水銀含有量	—	—

Cuisine & Edibility

Channel Catfish

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.

イタヤラ

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

Channel Catfish

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.

イタヤラ

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.