Channel Catfish vs シイラ

Ictalurus punctatus との比較 Coryphaena hippurus

Taxonomy & Classification

属性	Channel Catfish	シイラ
学名	Ictalurus punctatus	Coryphaena hippurus
目	Siluriformes	Carangiformes
科	Ictaluridae	Coryphaenidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Least Concern

Physical Traits

属性	Channel Catfish	シイラ
最大体長	132.0 cm	210.0 cm
最大体重	26.0 kg	40.0 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.	Dazzling iridescent blue-green and gold flanks; males have a blunt squared-off head; flanks flicker golden-yellow to electric blue when alive, fading to dull gray-green at death.

Habitat & Environment

属性	Channel Catfish	シイラ
水質タイプ	Freshwater	Saltwater
生息水深	0-15m	0-85m
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. …	Worldwide in tropical and subtropical oceanic waters of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. Highly pelagic; gathers around floating sargassum mats, current lines, and thermocline …
生息地	Estuaries	Neritic, pelagic, coral reefs

釣り情報

属性	Channel Catfish	シイラ
ゲームフィッシュ	はい	はい
ファイト評価	5/10	7/10
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.

シイラ

Firm, slightly sweet flesh with large, moist flakes and low fat. Excellent grilled, blackened Cajun-style, or in tacos; one of the most popular sport fish for the table.

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.

シイラ

The mahi-mahi, also known as dorado or dolphinfish, is among the most colorful pelagic fish in the ocean. Its iridescent blue, green, and gold body fades rapidly after death. It is a fast-growing species, rarely living beyond five years.