Atlantic Salmon vs Yellow Perch

Salmo salar 비교 대상 Perca flavescens

Taxonomy & Classification

속성	Atlantic Salmon	Yellow Perch
학명	Salmo salar	Perca flavescens
목(目)	Salmoniformes	Perciformes
과(科)	Salmonidae	Percidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Least Concern

Physical Traits

속성	Atlantic Salmon	Yellow Perch
최대 크기	150.0 cm	50.0 cm
최대 체중	46.8 kg	1.9 kg
체색	Silvery flanks with a blue-green back; sea-run fish are nearly spotless with a few scattered X-shaped dark spots above the lateral line and pinkish-red tones at spawning.	Bright golden-yellow body with 6–8 broad dark olive-green vertical saddle-bars; belly pale yellow to white; paired and anal fins are vivid orange to red; two separate dorsal fins, the first dark-spined.

Habitat & Environment

속성	Atlantic Salmon	Yellow Perch
수질 유형	Freshwater & Saltwater	Brackish
서식 수심	0-210m	0-56m
분포 지역	North Atlantic Ocean from northeastern North America to western Europe, including rivers of Canada, Norway, Iceland, and the British Isles. Anadromous populations spawn in cold, …	Native to freshwater and slightly brackish lakes and rivers of central and eastern Canada and the northern United States, including all five Great Lakes. Abundant …
서식지	Neritic	Estuaries

낚시 정보

속성	Atlantic Salmon	Yellow Perch
낚시 대상어	예	예
파이팅 등급	8/10	3/10
세계 기록	—	—
수은 함량	—	—

Cuisine & Edibility

Atlantic Salmon

Rich, buttery flesh with high omega-3 fat content and a distinctly full flavor. Versatile in the kitchen — superb grilled, poached, smoked, or served raw as sashimi.

Yellow Perch

Sweet, clean white flesh with very low fat and a delicate texture; among the most prized freshwater eating fish in the Great Lakes region. Best pan-fried or sautéed simply in butter.

Species Overview

Atlantic Salmon

The Atlantic salmon is an anadromous species that migrates from the ocean to freshwater rivers to spawn. Renowned among fly fishers, it is also one of the most important farmed fish species globally.

The yellow perch is a schooling fish found in lakes and slow rivers across North America. Its golden-yellow body with dark vertical bars is unmistakable. Its sweet, firm white flesh makes it one of the finest-tasting freshwater fish.