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Cá mao tiên vs Tarpon

Pterois volitans so sánh với Megalops atlanticus

Taxonomy & Classification

Thuộc tính Cá mao tiên Tarpon
Tên khoa học Pterois volitans Megalops atlanticus
Bộ Scorpaeniformes Elopiformes
Họ Scorpaenidae Megalopidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Vulnerable

Physical Traits

Thuộc tính Cá mao tiên Tarpon
Chiều dài tối đa 38,0 cm 250,0 cm
Cân nặng tối đa 1,1 kg 161,0 kg
Màu sắc 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. Brilliant chrome-silver flanks with large, plate-like reflective scales producing a mirror-like sheen; back is dark blue-green; fins clear to dusky with elongated dorsal ray.

Habitat & Environment

Thuộc tính Cá mao tiên Tarpon
Loại nước Saltwater Freshwater & Saltwater
Phạm vi độ sâu 2-55m 0-40m
Phân bố địa lý 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 … Western and eastern Atlantic from Virginia south through the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and along the South American coast to Brazil; also West Africa. …
Môi trường sống Neritic, coral reefs Coral reefs, estuaries

Thông tin câu cá

Thuộc tính Cá mao tiên Tarpon
Cá thể thao Không Có
Xếp hạng chiến đấu — 10/10
Kỷ lục thế giới — —
Hàm lượng thủy ngân — —

Cuisine & Edibility

Cá mao tiên

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.

Tarpon

Bony flesh with a strong, somewhat coarse texture; rarely eaten in modern sport fishing. Primarily catch-and-release; not commonly consumed due to bones and Vulnerable status.

Species Overview

Cá mao tiên

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.

Tarpon

The tarpon is often called the 'Silver King' for its large mirror-like scales and acrobatic leaps. This ancient species has existed for over 100 million years and can breathe air using a modified swim bladder.

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