Common Snook vs Red Drum

Centropomus undecimalis comparado com Sciaenops ocellatus

Taxonomy & Classification

Atributo	Common Snook	Red Drum
Nome Científico	Centropomus undecimalis	Sciaenops ocellatus
Ordem	Perciformes	Perciformes
Família	Centrachidae	Sciaenidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Least Concern

Physical Traits

Atributo	Common Snook	Red Drum
Comprimento Máximo	140,0 cm	155,0 cm
Peso Máximo	24,3 kg	45,0 kg
Cor	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.	Coppery-bronze to reddish-orange flanks with a characteristic black eyespot at the upper tail base; back is darker bronze-olive; belly pale to silvery; fins match body tone with dusky margins.

Habitat & Environment

Atributo	Common Snook	Red Drum
Tipo de Água	Freshwater & Saltwater	Freshwater & Saltwater
Faixa de Profundidade	?-22m	10-?m
Distribuição Geográfica	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. …	Western North Atlantic from Massachusetts south through the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean. Adults favor open nearshore reefs and coastal surf zones while juveniles inhabit …
Habitat	Neritic, estuaries	Estuaries

Informações de Pesca

Atributo	Common Snook	Red Drum
Peixe Esportivo	Sim	Sim
Classificação de Resistência	8/10	7/10
Recorde Mundial	—	—
Nível de Mercúrio	—	—

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.

Red Drum

Firm, white flesh with a mild, sweet flavor and moderate fat; smaller fish (under 27 inches) are the best table size. Famous as 'blackened redfish' — a Louisiana Cajun culinary classic.

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.

Red Drum

The red drum, or redfish, is an iconic inshore game fish of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Identified by the distinctive black spot at the base of its tail, it feeds by tipping head-down in shallow water, exposing its copper-colored tail.