- 돛메기 Catfish, Gafftopsail
. 학명; Bagre marinus
. 서식지; 따뜻한 수온의 염수와 기수에 서식
. 통명; 돛메기
. 특징; 깊게 갈라진 꼬리와 독이 있고 톱니 모양의 가시를 제외하고는 메기의 전형적인 모습
. 먹이와 요리법; 진흙 맛의 빨간색 옆줄을 제거하고 회, 훈제, 굽거나 튀겨서 식용
1 학명과 서식지
- 학명; Bagre marinus
- 서식지
. 온도와 깊이; 따뜻한 수온의 염수와 기수에 서식
. 지역; 서대서양의 온대 및 아열대 해역
. 떼를 지어 연안 갯벌의 산란지로 이동
These fish range along the western Atlantic coast from Cape Cod to Panama and throughout the Gulf of Mexico, being abundant along Louisiana and Texas. They are absent from most of the West Indies and the Caribbean Islands but are present in western Cuba and extend to Venezuela and possibly as far south as Brazil.
Habitat. Gafftopsails prefer deeper channels, particularly brackish water in bays and estuaries with sandy bottoms of high organic content. They prefer water temperatures between 68° and 95°F.
Gafftopsail catfish move in large schools and migrate from bays and estuaries to shallow open waters of the Gulf of Mexico in the winter. This movement and migration in gulf coastal and estuarine waters are related to spawning activity and environmental conditions. Spawning takes place in the waters of inshore mud flats between April and July and has some unusual characteristics. Gafftopsails reach sexual maturity at the age of 2 and are between 10 and 11 inches in length at the time. They have low fecundity, producing just 20 to 64 eggs per female; their eggs are believed to be the largest of all eggs produced by bony fish. Males carry the eggs and young in their mouths for 11 to 13 weeks until they are about 3 inches long; as many as 55 young have been reportedly carried in this manner at a time.
2 통명
- 영어; bandera, sailboat cat, gafftopsail sea catfish, gafftop cat, tourist trout; Portuguese: bagre-fita; Spanish: bagre cacumo.
- 한글; 돛메기
3 개요
- 길이; 69센티이내, 평균 35센티
- 체중; 10 파운드이내, 평균 1.5 파운드내외
Mature gafftopsails grow to 36 inches and 10 pounds. Average small fish weigh less than a pound to 11⁄2 pounds and are 17 inches long. The maximum age is unknown.
4 특징
- 깊게 갈라진 꼬리와 독이 있고 톱니 모양의 가시를 제외하고는 메기의 전형적인 모습
- 다른 메기와 같이 상악 수염과 턱에 한쌍의 수염
- 몸이 청회색에서 짙은 갈색이며 배는 밝은 회색
- 수컷은 각각 2센티인 암컷의 알을 최대 55개 수정하고 10일이상 입에서 품어 부화시키고 12주내외 치어관리
This sea catfish is a common catch by both commercial fishermen and recreational anglers in the Gulf Coast, especially between April and August. Its dark, tender, lean meat is popular as table fare and has a moderate flavor.
Identification. The gafftopsail catfish has a steel-blue dorsal fin, silvery ventral fins, and a robust body, with a depressed broad head, featuring a few flattened barbels. The dorsal and the pectoral fins have greatly elongated spines.
5 먹이와 요리법
- 먹이; 게, 새우 등 갑각류가 95%이고 작은 생선이나 벌레 무척추동물 등 추가
- 부드러운 플라스틱이나 새우 등을 미끼로한 낚시와 그물, 메기덫으로 포획
- 고통스러운 상처를 일으킬 수 있는 길고 독이 있는 가슴과 등 지느러미 주의
- 바닥먹이만을 찾는 다른 메이와 달리 수면먹이도 섭취
- 진흙 맛의 빨간색 옆줄을 제거하고 회, 훈제, 굽거나 튀겨서 식용
Crabs, shrimp, and various small fish make up their diet, but like all catfish, gafftopsails have broad dietary interests.