Channel Catfish vs Атлантический гигантский групер

Ictalurus punctatus в сравнении с Epinephelus itajara

Taxonomy & Classification

Характеристика	Channel Catfish	Атлантический гигантский групер
Научное название	Ictalurus punctatus	Epinephelus itajara
Отряд	Siluriformes	Perciformes
Семейство	Ictaluridae	Serranidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Vulnerable

Physical Traits

Характеристика	Channel Catfish	Атлантический гигантский групер
Максимальная длина	132,0 cm	250,0 cm
Максимальный вес	26,0 kg	363,0 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-brown to olive-green body densely covered with small dark brown spots and irregular blotches; 3–4 faint pale vertical bands on the flanks; juveniles show bolder contrasting yellow and black stripes.

Habitat & Environment

Характеристика	Channel Catfish	Атлантический гигантский групер
Тип воды	Freshwater	Saltwater
Диапазон глубин	0-15m	0-100m
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. …	Tropical western Atlantic from Florida and the Gulf of Mexico through the Caribbean Sea to Brazil, and eastern Pacific from the Gulf of California to …
Среда обитания	Estuaries	Neritic, coral reefs, estuaries

Информация о рыболовстве

Характеристика	Channel Catfish	Атлантический гигантский групер
Спортивная рыба	Да	Да
Боевой рейтинг	5/10	9/10
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.

Атлантический гигантский групер

Firm, flaky white flesh with a mild, sweet flavor; harvest is heavily restricted or banned throughout most of its range due to Vulnerable status. Catch-and-release strongly encouraged.

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.

Атлантический гигантский групер

The goliath grouper is the largest grouper in the Atlantic Ocean. This massive reef dweller can swallow prey whole and produces a distinctive booming sound by contracting its swim bladder to ward off intruders.