Peixe-leão-vermelho vs Wels Catfish

Pterois volitans comparado com Silurus glanis

Taxonomy & Classification

Atributo	Peixe-leão-vermelho	Wels Catfish
Nome Científico	Pterois volitans	Silurus glanis
Ordem	Scorpaeniformes	Siluriformes
Família	Scorpaenidae	Ictaluridae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Least Concern

Physical Traits

Atributo	Peixe-leão-vermelho	Wels Catfish
Comprimento Máximo	38,0 cm	500,0 cm
Peso Máximo	1,1 kg	300,0 kg
Cor	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.	Dark olive-green to slate-gray back with irregular mottled marbling of darker blotches; flanks grade to olive-yellow; scaleless smooth skin; belly pale cream to yellowish-white; head broad and flat.

Habitat & Environment

Atributo	Peixe-leão-vermelho	Wels Catfish
Tipo de Água	Saltwater	Brackish
Faixa de Profundidade	2-55m	0-30m
Distribuição Geográfica	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 …	Native to large river systems and lakes of central and eastern Europe from the Rhine basin east to the Caspian and Aral sea drainages. Introduced …
Habitat	Neritic, coral reefs	Large rivers, lakes, and reservoirs across Europe and Asia (Volga, Danube, Rhine, Ob). Inhabits deep, slow-moving freshwater with soft substrates. Tolerates turbid water (15-25°C). Highly …

Informações de Pesca

Atributo	Peixe-leão-vermelho	Wels Catfish
Peixe Esportivo	Não	Sim
Classificação de Resistência	—	9/10
Recorde Mundial	—	—
Nível de Mercúrio	—	—

Cuisine & Edibility

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.

Wels Catfish

Fatty, soft flesh with a mild, slightly sweet flavor; quality improves from cold, clean water fish. Popular in Central European cuisines — commonly smoked, fried, or braised with vegetables.

Species Overview

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.

Wels Catfish

The wels catfish is the largest freshwater fish in Europe, capable of exceeding 5 meters. Found in large rivers and lakes across the continent, it has been documented beaching itself to catch pigeons. It can live over 80 years.