Common Snook vs Smallmouth Bass

Centropomus undecimalis との比較 Micropterus dolomieu

Taxonomy & Classification

属性	Common Snook	Smallmouth Bass
学名	Centropomus undecimalis	Micropterus dolomieu
目	Perciformes	Centrarchiformes
科	Centrachidae	Centrarchidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Least Concern

Physical Traits

属性	Common Snook	Smallmouth Bass
最大体長	140.0 cm	69.0 cm
最大体重	24.3 kg	5.4 kg
体色	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.	Bronze-green to golden-brown body with 13–15 irregular dark brown vertical bars or blotches on the flanks; red-orange eyes; belly pale cream; dark brown radiating lines from eye to snout.

Habitat & Environment

属性	Common Snook	Smallmouth Bass
水質タイプ	Freshwater & Saltwater	Freshwater
生息水深	?-22m	1-7m
分布域	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. …	Native to the St. Lawrence River and Great Lakes drainage south through the Ohio River system and upper Mississippi basin. Prefers clear, cool, rocky streams …
生息地	Neritic, estuaries	Clear, cool rivers and streams of eastern North America from the Great Lakes to Tennessee. Prefers rocky and gravelly substrate in moderate to fast current. …

釣り情報

属性	Common Snook	Smallmouth Bass
ゲームフィッシュ	はい	はい
ファイト評価	8/10	8/10
世界記録	—	—
水銀含有量	—	—

Cuisine & Edibility

Common Snook

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.

Smallmouth Bass

Clean, white, mildly flavored flesh with low fat; considered slightly firmer and more flavorful than largemouth bass. Excellent pan-fried or baked; a respected table fish in the Great Lakes region.

Species Overview

Common Snook

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.

Smallmouth Bass

The smallmouth bass is widely considered the best-fighting freshwater fish pound-for-pound. Found in clear, rocky streams and lakes, it is more athletic and acrobatic than its larger cousin, the largemouth bass.