Common Snook vs Peixe-leão-vermelho
Centropomus undecimalis comparado com Pterois volitans
Taxonomy & Classification
| Atributo | Common Snook | Peixe-leão-vermelho |
|---|---|---|
| Nome Científico | Centropomus undecimalis | Pterois volitans |
| Ordem | Perciformes | Scorpaeniformes |
| Família | Centrachidae | Scorpaenidae |
| Conservation Status | Least Concern | Least Concern |
Physical Traits
| Atributo | Common Snook | Peixe-leão-vermelho |
|---|---|---|
| Comprimento Máximo | 140,0 cm | 38,0 cm |
| Peso Máximo | 24,3 kg | 1,1 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. | White to cream body with alternating bold reddish-brown and white vertical bands; fan-like pectoral fins are banded with red-brown and white spots; long dorsal spines are striped and venomous. |
Habitat & Environment
| Atributo | Common Snook | Peixe-leão-vermelho |
|---|---|---|
| Tipo de Água | Freshwater & Saltwater | Saltwater |
| Faixa de Profundidade | ?-22m | 2-55m |
| 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. … | Native to the Indo-Pacific from East Africa and the Red Sea to southern Japan, Australia, and the Marquesas. Invasive in the western Atlantic and Caribbean … |
| Habitat | Neritic, estuaries | Neritic, coral reefs |
Informações de Pesca
| Atributo | Common Snook | Peixe-leão-vermelho |
|---|---|---|
| Peixe Esportivo | Sim | Não |
| Classificação de Resistência | 8/10 | — |
| 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.
Peixe-leão-vermelho
Sweet, buttery white flesh once spines are safely removed; increasingly promoted as a sustainable food source in Atlantic waters where it is an invasive species.
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.
Peixe-leão-vermelho
The red lionfish is a venomous coral reef fish native to the Indo-Pacific. Its ornate, striped body and fan-like pectoral fins make it popular in aquariums, but it has become a destructive invasive species in the western Atlantic and Caribbean.
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