Spotted Seatrout vs Summer Flounder

Cynoscion nebulosus comparado com Paralichthys dentatus

Taxonomy & Classification

Atributo	Spotted Seatrout	Summer Flounder
Nome Científico	Cynoscion nebulosus	Paralichthys dentatus
Ordem	Perciformes	Perciformes
Família	Sciaenidae	Pleuronectidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Least Concern

Physical Traits

Atributo	Spotted Seatrout	Summer Flounder
Comprimento Máximo	100,0 cm	94,0 cm
Peso Máximo	7,9 kg	12,0 kg
Cor	Silver-gray body with a greenish iridescent back; scattered round black spots on the upper flanks, back, and dorsal and caudal fins; belly silver-white; fins yellowish to pale; two prominent canine teeth.	Eyed side is brownish to gray-green with a mottled pattern of pale blotches; 12–14 distinct pale-edged dark ocelli (eyespots) scattered across the body; blind side is plain white; color changes with substrate.

Habitat & Environment

Atributo	Spotted Seatrout	Summer Flounder
Tipo de Água	Saltwater	Saltwater
Faixa de Profundidade	10-?m	10-183m
Distribuição Geográfica	Western North Atlantic from New York south along the US Atlantic coast through the Gulf of Mexico to the Yucatán. Resident in estuaries, seagrass beds, …	Western North Atlantic from Nova Scotia south to Florida and the northern Gulf of Mexico. Undertakes seasonal offshore migration to deeper Continental Shelf waters in …
Habitat	Neritic, coral reefs, estuaries	Neritic, demersal, estuaries

Informações de Pesca

Atributo	Spotted Seatrout	Summer Flounder
Peixe Esportivo	Sim	Sim
Classificação de Resistência	5/10	4/10
Recorde Mundial	—	—
Nível de Mercúrio	—	—

Cuisine & Edibility

Spotted Seatrout

Soft, delicate white flesh with a mild, sweet flavor; low fat and best eaten fresh. A Gulf Coast favorite — excellent pan-fried, baked with Cajun spices, or used in fish tacos.

Summer Flounder

Thin, delicate white fillets with a sweet, mild flavor and very low fat. Prized on the U.S. East Coast; superb pan-fried in butter, stuffed and baked, or prepared as ceviche.

Species Overview

Spotted Seatrout

The spotted seatrout, despite its name, is a member of the drum family, not the trout family. It inhabits grass flats and estuaries along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Males produce a distinctive drumming sound to attract females.

Summer Flounder

The summer flounder, or fluke, is a flatfish that lies camouflaged on the ocean floor. Born with eyes on both sides, one eye migrates to the left side during development. An ambush predator, it explodes upward to grab passing prey.