Atlantic Salmon vs Smallmouth Bass

Salmo salar в сравнении с Micropterus dolomieu

Taxonomy & Classification

Характеристика	Atlantic Salmon	Smallmouth Bass
Научное название	Salmo salar	Micropterus dolomieu
Отряд	Salmoniformes	Centrarchiformes
Семейство	Salmonidae	Centrarchidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Least Concern

Physical Traits

Характеристика	Atlantic Salmon	Smallmouth Bass
Максимальная длина	150,0 cm	69,0 cm
Максимальный вес	46,8 kg	5,4 kg
Окраска	Silvery flanks with a blue-green back; sea-run fish are nearly spotless with a few scattered X-shaped dark spots above the lateral line and pinkish-red tones at spawning.	Bronze-green to golden-brown body with 13–15 irregular dark brown vertical bars or blotches on the flanks; red-orange eyes; belly pale cream; dark brown radiating lines from eye to snout.

Habitat & Environment

Характеристика	Atlantic Salmon	Smallmouth Bass
Тип воды	Freshwater & Saltwater	Freshwater
Диапазон глубин	0-210m	1-7m
Ареал обитания	North Atlantic Ocean from northeastern North America to western Europe, including rivers of Canada, Norway, Iceland, and the British Isles. Anadromous populations spawn in cold, …	Native to the St. Lawrence River and Great Lakes drainage south through the Ohio River system and upper Mississippi basin. Prefers clear, cool, rocky streams …
Среда обитания	Neritic	Clear, cool rivers and streams of eastern North America from the Great Lakes to Tennessee. Prefers rocky and gravelly substrate in moderate to fast current. …

Информация о рыболовстве

Характеристика	Atlantic Salmon	Smallmouth Bass
Спортивная рыба	Да	Да
Боевой рейтинг	8/10	8/10
Мировой рекорд	—	—
Содержание ртути	—	—

Cuisine & Edibility

Atlantic Salmon

Rich, buttery flesh with high omega-3 fat content and a distinctly full flavor. Versatile in the kitchen — superb grilled, poached, smoked, or served raw as sashimi.

Smallmouth Bass

Clean, white, mildly flavored flesh with low fat; considered slightly firmer and more flavorful than largemouth bass. Excellent pan-fried or baked; a respected table fish in the Great Lakes region.

Species Overview

Atlantic Salmon

The Atlantic salmon is an anadromous species that migrates from the ocean to freshwater rivers to spawn. Renowned among fly fishers, it is also one of the most important farmed fish species globally.

The smallmouth bass is widely considered the best-fighting freshwater fish pound-for-pound. Found in clear, rocky streams and lakes, it is more athletic and acrobatic than its larger cousin, the largemouth bass.