Smallmouth Bass vs Spotted Seatrout

Micropterus dolomieu との比較 Cynoscion nebulosus

Taxonomy & Classification

属性	Smallmouth Bass	Spotted Seatrout
学名	Micropterus dolomieu	Cynoscion nebulosus
目	Centrarchiformes	Perciformes
科	Centrarchidae	Sciaenidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Least Concern

Physical Traits

属性	Smallmouth Bass	Spotted Seatrout
最大体長	69.0 cm	100.0 cm
最大体重	5.4 kg	7.9 kg
体色	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.	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

属性	Smallmouth Bass	Spotted Seatrout
水質タイプ	Freshwater	Saltwater
生息水深	1-7m	10-?m
分布域	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 …	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, …
生息地	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. …	Neritic, coral reefs, estuaries

釣り情報

属性	Smallmouth Bass	Spotted Seatrout
ゲームフィッシュ	はい	はい
ファイト評価	8/10	5/10
世界記録	—	—
水銀含有量	—	—

Cuisine & Edibility

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.

Spotted Seatrout

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

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.

Spotted Seatrout

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.