هامور أطلسي عملاق vs Great Hammerhead Shark

Epinephelus itajara مقارنةً بـ Sphyrna mokarran

Taxonomy & Classification

السمة	هامور أطلسي عملاق	Great Hammerhead Shark
الاسم العلمي	Epinephelus itajara	Sphyrna mokarran
الرتبة	Perciformes	Carcharhiniformes
الفصيلة	Serranidae	Sphyrnidae
Conservation Status	Vulnerable	Critically Endangered

Physical Traits

السمة	هامور أطلسي عملاق	Great Hammerhead Shark
الطول الأقصى	250,0 cm	610,0 cm
الوزن الأقصى	363,0 kg	580,0 kg
اللون	Yellow-brown to olive-green body densely covered with small dark brown spots and irregular blotches; 3–4 faint pale vertical bands on the flanks; juveniles show bolder contrasting yellow and black stripes.	Brownish-gray to olive-gray dorsal surface with a clean countershaded white belly; no distinct patterning; first dorsal fin is tall and strongly falcate; pelvic fin tips dusky.

Habitat & Environment

السمة	هامور أطلسي عملاق	Great Hammerhead Shark
نوع الماء	Saltwater	Saltwater
نطاق العمق	0-100m	1-300m
النطاق الجغرافي	Tropical western Atlantic from Florida and the Gulf of Mexico through the Caribbean Sea to Brazil, and eastern Pacific from the Gulf of California to …	Circumtropical in warm coastal and offshore waters of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans. Concentrates around coral reefs, continental shelf edges, and deep-water drop-offs; population …
الموطن	Neritic, coral reefs, estuaries	Neritic

معلومات الصيد

السمة	هامور أطلسي عملاق	Great Hammerhead Shark
أسماك الصيد الرياضي	نعم	لا
تصنيف المقاومة	9/10	—
الرقم القياسي العالمي	—	—
مستوى الزئبق	—	—

Cuisine & Edibility

هامور أطلسي عملاق

Firm, flaky white flesh with a mild, sweet flavor; harvest is heavily restricted or banned throughout most of its range due to Vulnerable status. Catch-and-release strongly encouraged.

Great Hammerhead Shark

Critically Endangered — consumption strongly discouraged. Fins are historically traded but the species faces severe population decline; eating this fish is ecologically irresponsible.

Species Overview

هامور أطلسي عملاق

The goliath grouper is the largest grouper in the Atlantic Ocean. This massive reef dweller can swallow prey whole and produces a distinctive booming sound by contracting its swim bladder to ward off intruders.

Great Hammerhead Shark

The great hammerhead is the largest of the nine hammerhead shark species. Its distinctive cephalofoil (hammer-shaped head) houses an array of electroreceptors that allow it to detect stingrays buried beneath the sand.