Red Drum vs Крылатка-зебра

Sciaenops ocellatus в сравнении с Pterois volitans

Taxonomy & Classification

Характеристика	Red Drum	Крылатка-зебра
Научное название	Sciaenops ocellatus	Pterois volitans
Отряд	Perciformes	Scorpaeniformes
Семейство	Sciaenidae	Scorpaenidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Least Concern

Physical Traits

Характеристика	Red Drum	Крылатка-зебра
Максимальная длина	155,0 cm	38,0 cm
Максимальный вес	45,0 kg	1,1 kg
Окраска	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.	White to cream body with alternating bold reddish-brown and white vertical bands; fan-like pectoral fins are banded with red-brown and white spots; long dorsal spines are striped and venomous.

Habitat & Environment

Характеристика	Red Drum	Крылатка-зебра
Тип воды	Freshwater & Saltwater	Saltwater
Диапазон глубин	10-?m	2-55m
Ареал обитания	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 …	Native to the Indo-Pacific from East Africa and the Red Sea to southern Japan, Australia, and the Marquesas. Invasive in the western Atlantic and Caribbean …
Среда обитания	Estuaries	Neritic, coral reefs

Информация о рыболовстве

Характеристика	Red Drum	Крылатка-зебра
Спортивная рыба	Да	Нет
Боевой рейтинг	7/10	—
Мировой рекорд	—	—
Содержание ртути	—	—

Cuisine & Edibility

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.

Крылатка-зебра

Sweet, buttery white flesh once spines are safely removed; increasingly promoted as a sustainable food source in Atlantic waters where it is an invasive species.

Species Overview

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.

Крылатка-зебра

The red lionfish is a venomous coral reef fish native to the Indo-Pacific. Its ornate, striped body and fan-like pectoral fins make it popular in aquariums, but it has become a destructive invasive species in the western Atlantic and Caribbean.