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Grand requin marteau vs Vivaneau campèche

Sphyrna mokarran comparé à Lutjanus campechanus

Taxonomy & Classification

Attribut Grand requin marteau Vivaneau campèche
Nom scientifique Sphyrna mokarran Lutjanus campechanus
Ordre Carcharhiniformes Perciformes
Famille Sphyrnidae Lutjanidae
Conservation Status Critically Endangered Vulnerable

Physical Traits

Attribut Grand requin marteau Vivaneau campèche
Longueur maximale 610,0 cm 100,0 cm
Poids maximum 580,0 kg 22,8 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. Uniform rosy-red to brick-red over the entire body and fins; belly slightly paler pink-red; juveniles may show a dark spot at the lateral line below the anterior dorsal fin.

Habitat & Environment

Attribut Grand requin marteau Vivaneau campèche
Type d'eau Saltwater Saltwater
Plage de profondeur 1-300m 10-190m
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 … Western North Atlantic from North Carolina to Yucatan, concentrated in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean. Associates with rocky reefs, artificial structures, and hard-bottom habitat …
Habitat Neritic Neritic, coral reefs

Informations sur la pêche

Attribut Grand requin marteau Vivaneau campèche
Poisson de pêche sportive Non Oui
Cote de combativité — 6/10
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.

Vivaneau campèche

Moist, sweet white flesh with a nutty undertone and firm texture. Prized for whole roasting, pan-searing, and ceviche; a cornerstone of Gulf Coast and Caribbean cuisines.

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.

Vivaneau campèche

The red snapper is one of the most commercially valuable reef fish in the Gulf of Mexico. With its distinctive rose-red body and pointed anal fin, it inhabits rocky reefs and artificial structures at depths of 10-190 meters.

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