Grand requin marteau vs Sériole couronnée

Sphyrna mokarran comparé à Seriola dumerili

Taxonomy & Classification

Attribut	Grand requin marteau	Sériole couronnée
Nom scientifique	Sphyrna mokarran	Seriola dumerili
Ordre	Carcharhiniformes	Carangiformes
Famille	Sphyrnidae	Carangidae
Conservation Status	Critically Endangered	Least Concern

Physical Traits

Attribut	Grand requin marteau	Sériole couronnée
Longueur maximale	610,0 cm	200,0 cm
Poids maximum	580,0 kg	80,6 kg
Couleur	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.	Olive-green to bluish back with a wide amber to golden-yellow mid-lateral stripe running from eye to tail; silvery-white belly; a dark diagonal stripe extends from snout through the eye to the dorsal fin.

Habitat & Environment

Attribut	Grand requin marteau	Sériole couronnée
Type d'eau	Saltwater	Saltwater
Plage de profondeur	1-300m	1-385m
Aire de répartition	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 …	Circumglobal in tropical and subtropical waters including the Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea, Indian Ocean, and Pacific. Commonly found around deepwater reefs, rocky outcrops, and offshore oil …
Habitat	Neritic	Pelagic, coral reefs

Informations sur la pêche

Attribut	Grand requin marteau	Sériole couronnée
Poisson de pêche sportive	Non	Oui
Cote de combativité	—	9/10
Record du monde	—	—
Teneur en mercure	—	—

Cuisine & Edibility

Grand requin marteau

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

Sériole couronnée

Firm, rich flesh with a moderately strong flavor; can carry parasites in tropical waters, requiring thorough cooking. Good grilled or baked; related to the highly prized Japanese hamachi.

Species Overview

Grand requin marteau

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.

Sériole couronnée

The greater amberjack is the largest of the jacks, known for brutal head-shaking fights and powerful dives toward structure. Found near reefs, wrecks, and offshore platforms in tropical and subtropical waters worldwide.