Atlantic Salmon vs Mero

Salmo salar comparado com Epinephelus itajara

Taxonomy & Classification

Atributo	Atlantic Salmon	Mero
Nome Científico	Salmo salar	Epinephelus itajara
Ordem	Salmoniformes	Perciformes
Família	Salmonidae	Serranidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Vulnerable

Physical Traits

Atributo	Atlantic Salmon	Mero
Comprimento Máximo	150,0 cm	250,0 cm
Peso Máximo	46,8 kg	363,0 kg
Cor	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.	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

Atributo	Atlantic Salmon	Mero
Tipo de Água	Freshwater & Saltwater	Saltwater
Faixa de Profundidade	0-210m	0-100m
Distribuição Geográfica	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, …	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 …
Habitat	Neritic	Neritic, coral reefs, estuaries

Informações de Pesca

Atributo	Atlantic Salmon	Mero
Peixe Esportivo	Sim	Sim
Classificação de Resistência	8/10	9/10
Recorde Mundial	—	—
Nível de Mercúrio	—	—

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.

Mero

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

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 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.