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Cá chẽm vs Spotted Seatrout

Lates calcarifer so sánh với Cynoscion nebulosus

Taxonomy & Classification

Thuộc tính Cá chẽm Spotted Seatrout
Tên khoa học Lates calcarifer Cynoscion nebulosus
Bộ Perciformes Perciformes
Họ Latidae Sciaenidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Least Concern

Physical Traits

Thuộc tính Cá chẽm Spotted Seatrout
Chiều dài tối đa 200,0 cm 100,0 cm
Cân nặng tối đa 60,0 kg 7,9 kg
Màu sắc Silver-grey to greenish-bronze flanks with a golden sheen under light; juveniles show a faint pale lateral stripe; operculum has a prominent dark margin and a small spine; fins clear to grayish. Silver-gray body with a greenish iridescent back; scattered round black spots on the upper flanks, back, and dorsal and caudal fins; belly silver-white; fins yellowish to pale; two prominent canine teeth.

Habitat & Environment

Thuộc tính Cá chẽm Spotted Seatrout
Loại nước Freshwater & Saltwater Saltwater
Phạm vi độ sâu 10-40m 10-?m
Phân bố địa lý Indo-West Pacific from the Persian Gulf and Indian subcontinent east to China, Japan, and Australia. Catadromous; spawns in coastal marine waters and juveniles ascend rivers … Western North Atlantic from New York south along the US Atlantic coast through the Gulf of Mexico to the Yucatán. Resident in estuaries, seagrass beds, …
Môi trường sống Neritic, coral reefs, estuaries Neritic, coral reefs, estuaries

Thông tin câu cá

Thuộc tính Cá chẽm Spotted Seatrout
Cá thể thao Có Có
Xếp hạng chiến đấu 8/10 5/10
Kỷ lục thế giới — —
Hàm lượng thủy ngân — —

Cuisine & Edibility

Cá chẽm

Buttery, sweet flesh with large flakes, medium fat, and a clean finish. Revered across Asian and Australian cuisines; superb pan-fried, steamed with ginger, or baked whole.

Spotted Seatrout

Soft, delicate white flesh with a mild, sweet flavor; low fat and best eaten fresh. A Gulf Coast favorite — excellent pan-fried, baked with Cajun spices, or used in fish tacos.

Species Overview

Cá chẽm

The barramundi is a large, catadromous predator native to the Indo-West Pacific. It is a protandrous hermaphrodite, beginning life as male and transitioning to female after several years. Highly prized in both sport fishing and aquaculture.

Spotted Seatrout

The spotted seatrout, despite its name, is a member of the drum family, not the trout family. It inhabits grass flats and estuaries along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Males produce a distinctive drumming sound to attract females.

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