- 적통돔 Snapper, Red
. 학명; Lutjanus campechanus
. 서식지; 따뜻한 수온의 수심 35미터내외 연안의 바위바닥에 떼로 서식
. 통명; 적통돔
. 특징; 다소 크고 밝은 붉은 몸과 은색배에 짧고 날카로운 바늘모양의 이빨
. 먹이와 요리법; 회로, 절이거나 훈제, 스튜로 섭취
1 학명과 서식지
- 학명; Lutjanus campechanus
- 서식지
. 온도와 깊이; 따뜻한 수온의 수심 35미터내외 연안의 바위바닥에 떼로 서식
. 지역; 서대서양, 매사추세츠에서 브라질까지 분포
Red snapper occur in the Gulf of Mexico and along the entire Atlantic coast of the United States as far north as Massachusetts but rarely north of the Carolinas. They are occasionally found in Florida but are absent from the Bahamas and the Caribbean.
Habitat. Adult fish are usually found over rocky bottoms at depths of 60 to 400 feet, whereas young fish inhabit shallow waters over sandy or muddy bottoms.
2 통명
- 영어; American red snapper, northern red snapper, mutton snapper;
Portuguese: vermelho; Spanish: guachinango del Golfo, pargo colorado, pargo de Golfo.
- 한글; 적통돔, 농어목 통돔과
3 개요
- 길이; 100센티이내, 평균 45센티
- 무게; 50파운드이내, 평균 25파운드
Commonly growing to between 1 and 2 feet in length, the red snapper can reach 3 feet and can weigh more than 35 pounds. The all-tackle world record is a 50-pound, 4-ounce Louisiana fish. Adults can live for more than 20 years.
4 특징
- 다른 통돔과 비슷하게 측면으로 압축된 몸과 지느러미
- 다만 같은 속에서는 유일하게 윗 송곳니가 없는 것이 차이
- 다소 크고 밝은 붉은 몸과 은색배에 짧고 날카로운 바늘모양의 이빨
- 긴 삼각형 주둥이와 날카롭게 뾰족한 뒷지느러미
- 등지느러미는 10개의 가시와 14개의 연조
- 뒷지느러미는 3개의 가시와 8개의 연조
A member of the Lutjanidae family of snapper, the red snapper is a valued sport and commercial catch; it has been severely overfished in American waters and is now closely protected.
Identification. The red snapper is pinkish, scarlet, or brick red on its head and upper body and silvery whitish below.
It has a long triangular snout, a sharply pointed anal fin, and a distinctively red iris. A young fish of under 10 inches in length has a dusky spot below the soft dorsal fin at and above the midline, and the tail sometimes has a dark edge.
Although the adult resembles the Caribbean red snapper, there are differences in ray and scale counts; the Caribbean snapper has 8 soft rays in the anal fin, 50 to 51 scales in a row along the flank, and 10 to 11 scales between the beginning of the dorsal fin and the lateral line. The red snapper has 9 soft rays, 47 to 49 flank scales, and 8 to 9 scales between the dorsal fin and the lateral line.
5 먹이와 요리법
- 먹이; 갑각류와 저서 서식 작은 물고기 등
- 부화하여 개방된 바닥에 흩어져있다가 굴양식장과 같은 저지대로 이동
- 15인치가 되면 여름에 집단산란
- 1년이 지나면 암초주위로 이동하여 크기별로 작은 것은 수면, 큰 것은 바닥에 떼 형성
- 상업적으로 중요하며 낚시로도 남획되어 쿼터시행
- 살아있거나 자른 미끼가 좋고 인공미끼도 가능
- 회로, 절이거나 훈제, 스튜로 섭취
Red snapper spawn from June through October and sometimes as early as April. They often intermingle with grunts and other snapper in schools. It takes 3 to 4 years for these fish to reach their spawning size of 15 to 16 inches.
Food and feeding habits. Red snapper are opportunistic bottom feeders that prey on fish, shrimp, crabs, and worms.