Channel Catfish vs речной угорь

Ictalurus punctatus в сравнении с Anguilla anguilla

Taxonomy & Classification

Характеристика	Channel Catfish	речной угорь
Научное название	Ictalurus punctatus	Anguilla anguilla
Отряд	Siluriformes	Elopomorpha
Семейство	Ictaluridae	Megalopidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Critically Endangered

Physical Traits

Характеристика	Channel Catfish	речной угорь
Максимальная длина	132,0 cm	133,0 cm
Максимальный вес	26,0 kg	6,6 kg
Окраска	Blue-gray to olive-gray back with silvery-white sides; scattered small black spots on the flanks in juveniles that fade with age; belly creamy-white; deeply forked tail fin is uniformly grayish.	Yellow-olive to olive-brown back and sides in the freshwater 'yellow eel' phase; maturing 'silver eel' phase develops a dark gray-black back with a silvery-white belly and enlarged eyes.

Habitat & Environment

Характеристика	Channel Catfish	речной угорь
Тип воды	Freshwater	Freshwater & Saltwater
Диапазон глубин	0-15m	0-700m
Ареал обитания	Native to the central and eastern United States and southern Canada, from the Great Lakes south through the Mississippi River basin to the Gulf Coast. …	Spawns in the Sargasso Sea and larvae drift to European and North African coasts on the Gulf Stream. Adults inhabit rivers, lakes, and coastal waters …
Среда обитания	Estuaries	Estuaries

Информация о рыболовстве

Характеристика	Channel Catfish	речной угорь
Спортивная рыба	Да	Да
Боевой рейтинг	5/10	—
Мировой рекорд	—	—
Содержание ртути	—	—

Cuisine & Edibility

Channel Catfish

Firm, moist white flesh with a mild, sweet flavor and very low fat. A Southern U.S. staple — beloved deep-fried with cornmeal batter; also excellent grilled or blackened.

речной угорь

Rich, fatty flesh with a distinctive earthy flavor; classically smoked, jellied (in Britain), or grilled kabayaki-style. Critically Endangered — consumption strongly discouraged; population down 90%.

Species Overview

Channel Catfish

The channel catfish is the most abundant and widely fished catfish species in North America. It has a keen sense of smell, with taste buds distributed across its entire body, enabling it to locate food in murky water.

речной угорь

The European eel undertakes one of nature's most remarkable migrations, traveling 5,000 km from European rivers to the Sargasso Sea to spawn and die. Despite centuries of study, its breeding grounds were only recently confirmed.