- 룩다운 Lookdown
. 학명; Selene vomer
. 서식지; 따뜻한 물의 10미터 이내 연안과 강어귀의 바닥
. 통명; 룩다운
. 특징; 오목한 머리, 낫모양의 등지느러미와 뒷지느러미
. 먹이와 요리법; 일반적인 조리로 섭취
1 학명과 서식지
- 학명; Selene vomer
- 서식지
. 온도와 깊이; 따뜻한 물의 10미터 이내 연안과 강어귀의 바닥
. 지역; 서대서양의 노바스코샤부터 우루과이까지의 열대와 온대해역
Endemic to the western Atlantic, lookdown are found from Maine and possibly Nova Scotia south to Uruguay, as well as in Bermuda and the Gulf of Mexico.
Habitat. Lookdown favor shallow coastal waters at depths of 2 to 30 feet, generally over hard or sandy bottoms around pilings and bridges and often in murky water. Occasionally occurring in small schools, lookdown hover over the bottom. Small fish may be found in estuaries.
2 통명
- 영어; Lookdown
- 한글; 룩다운
3 개요
- 길이; 90센티 이내, 평균 20센티
- 무게; 3파운드 이내, 평균 1파운드
Ordinarily 6 to 10 inches long and weighing less than a pound, the lookdown may reach 1 foot in length and weigh 3 pounds. The all-tackle world record is a Brazilian fish that weighed 4 pounds, 10 ounces.
4 특징
- 깊고 마름모모양의 압축된 몸에 낮은 입과 높은 눈
- 오목한 머리, 낫모양의 등지느러미와 뒷지느러미
- 등지느러미는 9개의 가시와 23개의 연조
- 뒷지느러미는 3개의 가시와 18개의 연조
- 깊게 갈라진 꼬리지느러미와 큰 낫모양의 가슴지느러미
- 은빛으로 등쪽은 어두워짐
A member of the Carangidae family of jacks, the lookdown is so called because of its habit of hovering over the bottom in a partly forward-tilted position, which makes it seem to “look down.” The flesh of the lookdown has an excellent flavor and is commercially marketed fresh.
Identification. Bright silver and iridescent, the lookdown has a deep and extremely compressed body that may have goldish, greenish, bluish, or purplish highlights. One of its most striking features is the unusually high forehead, as well as the low placement of the mouth on the face and the high placement of the eyes. The first rays of the second dorsal fin and the anal fin are long and streamerlike; in the dorsal fin, they may extend to the tail, whereas in the anal fin they do not extend as far. The lookdown may also have three or four pale bars across the lower body. On young fish, there are two very long, threadlike filaments that extend from the dorsal fin.
5 먹이와 요리법
- 먹이; 작은 게, 새우, 물고기, 벌레 등 포식
- 작아서 상업보다 수족관용으로 인기
- 뛰어난 맛으로 낚시와 어획되어 활용
- 일반적인 조리로 섭취
Lookdown feed on small crabs, shrimp, fish, and worms.