Channel Catfish vs Red Drum

Ictalurus punctatus в сравнении с Sciaenops ocellatus

Taxonomy & Classification

Характеристика	Channel Catfish	Red Drum
Научное название	Ictalurus punctatus	Sciaenops ocellatus
Отряд	Siluriformes	Perciformes
Семейство	Ictaluridae	Sciaenidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Least Concern

Physical Traits

Характеристика	Channel Catfish	Red Drum
Максимальная длина	132,0 cm	155,0 cm
Максимальный вес	26,0 kg	45,0 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.	Coppery-bronze to reddish-orange flanks with a characteristic black eyespot at the upper tail base; back is darker bronze-olive; belly pale to silvery; fins match body tone with dusky margins.

Habitat & Environment

Характеристика	Channel Catfish	Red Drum
Тип воды	Freshwater	Freshwater & Saltwater
Диапазон глубин	0-15m	10-?m
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. …	Western North Atlantic from Massachusetts south through the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean. Adults favor open nearshore reefs and coastal surf zones while juveniles inhabit …
Среда обитания	Estuaries	Estuaries

Информация о рыболовстве

Характеристика	Channel Catfish	Red Drum
Спортивная рыба	Да	Да
Боевой рейтинг	5/10	7/10
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.

Red Drum

Firm, white flesh with a mild, sweet flavor and moderate fat; smaller fish (under 27 inches) are the best table size. Famous as 'blackened redfish' — a Louisiana Cajun culinary classic.

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.

Red Drum

The red drum, or redfish, is an iconic inshore game fish of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Identified by the distinctive black spot at the base of its tail, it feeds by tipping head-down in shallow water, exposing its copper-colored tail.