- 점민어 Spot
. 학명; Leiostomus xanthurus
. 서식지; 수심6미터이내 따뜻한 물의 연안과 강하구에 떼로 서식
. 통명; 점민어
. 특징; 양 아기미 옆의 뚜렷한 검은 점에서 이름 유래
. 먹이와 요리법; 말리거나 훈제, 구이, 튀김 등 다양하게 섭취
1 학명과 서식지
- 학명; Leiostomus xanthurus
- 서식지
. 온도와 깊이; 수심6미터이내 따뜻한 물의 연안과 강하구에 떼로 서식
. 지역; 서대서양, 매사추세츠에서 멕시코까지
Spot occur from Massachusetts to Mexico, inhabiting roughly the same range as the Atlantic croaker.
Habitat. Spot inhabit estuaries and coastal salt-waters, generally roaming over sandy and muddy bottoms. They may frequent waters as deep as 197 feet but usually remain much shallower.
2 통명
- 영어; Norfolk spot, spot croaker;
French: tambour croca; Spanish: verrugato croca.
- 한글; 점민어, 양쥐돔목 민어과
3 개요
- 무게; 2파운드이내, 평균 1/2파운드
The average spot weighs 1⁄2 pound, and these fish rarely reach 2 pounds, making them the proverbial salt-water panfish. They can live for 5 years.
4 특징
- 양 아기미 옆의 뚜렷한 검은 점에서 이름 유래
- 노스캐롤라이나에서는 매년 9월에 점민어축제 개최
- 뉴저지에서는 양식시도
- 이름이 비슷한 같은 과의 점성어 혹은 홍민어는 민어속이고 점민어는 점민어속으로 다름
- 봄에 강하구에서 깊은 물로 이주
- 3살이 되면 화씨 60도이상의 물에 100만개를 산란후 연안으로 이동하여 월동
A member of the Sciaenidae family, the spot is an important commercial fish. Its migration habits bring it to shore in schools, enabling both recreational anglers and commercial fishermen to catch spot in large numbers. Much like its cousin, the Atlantic croaker, the spot is a small and flavorful fish.
Identification. The body of the spot is deep and stout, and the tail is slightly forked. The soft dorsal fin has more than 30 rays, and the anal fin has more than 12 rays. Its coloring is gray to silver, with a gold tint on the sides and 12 to 15 dark lines extending from the dorsal fins to the lateral line. There is a round black spot about the same size as the eye above each pectoral fin. The fins are pale yellow, except for the dorsal and the caudal fins, which are milky. The spot’s color and lack of chin barbels distinguish it from other sciaenids.
5 먹이와 요리법
- 먹이; 갑각류와 벌레, 작은 물고기 등 무척추동물이나 유기분해물 등 잡식성
- 체외수정된 알은 바람과 해류로 해안으로 밀려가 부화
- 치어는 먹이가 풍부한 강어구에서 성장하고 겨울에는 연해에서 월동
- 작지만 맛이 좋아 지렁이를 미끼로 낚시
- 어부들이 넢치, 바다송어, 민어, 고등어 등을 낚기위한 미끼로 사용
- 말리거나 훈제, 구이, 튀김, 통조림 등 다양하게 섭취
Spawning occurs at sea in the fall and the winter, in water temperatures of 59° to 79°F. A female spot is capable of producing as many eggs as the Atlantic croaker, nearly 1 million. The eggs are pelagic and carried shoreward by wind and currents. Juveniles move into less saline estuary areas, sometimes even to freshwater, until they are old enough to return to saltwater. Growth is rapid for the first few years, due to the abundance of food in estuaries. They reach maturity at age 3. The spot is a schooling fish and travels in groups of 100 or more.
Food and feeding habits. Spot consume small crustaceans, detritus, worms, and small fish.