Summer Flounder vs Walleye

Paralichthys dentatus comparado com Sander vitreus

Taxonomy & Classification

Atributo	Summer Flounder	Walleye
Nome Científico	Paralichthys dentatus	Sander vitreus
Ordem	Perciformes	Perciformes
Família	Pleuronectidae	Percidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Least Concern

Physical Traits

Atributo	Summer Flounder	Walleye
Comprimento Máximo	94,0 cm	107,0 cm
Peso Máximo	12,0 kg	11,3 kg
Cor	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.	Golden-olive to brassy-yellow flanks with a mottled pattern of saddle-like dark blotches; distinctive white tip on lower tail lobe; large glassy eyes with reflective tapetum.

Habitat & Environment

Atributo	Summer Flounder	Walleye
Tipo de Água	Saltwater	Brackish
Faixa de Profundidade	10-183m	0-27m
Distribuição Geográfica	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 …	Native to Canada and the northern United States, including the Great Lakes basin and major river drainages such as the Missouri and Ohio rivers. Introduced …
Habitat	Neritic, demersal, estuaries	Freshwater lakes and rivers of North America east of the Rockies, from Canada to Tennessee. Inhabits clear, deep lakes and large rivers over sand and …

Informações de Pesca

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

Cuisine & Edibility

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.

Walleye

Considered one of the best-tasting freshwater fish; sweet, flaky white flesh with very low fat. Ideal pan-fried, battered, or baked — a North American culinary favorite.

Species Overview

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.

Walleye

The walleye is the largest member of the perch family and the most sought-after freshwater food fish in North America. Its reflective eyes give it exceptional low-light vision, making dawn and dusk prime feeding times.