Atlantic Halibut vs Ikan lepu ayam

Hippoglossus hippoglossus dibandingkan dengan Pterois volitans

Taxonomy & Classification

Atribut	Atlantic Halibut	Ikan lepu ayam
Nama Ilmiah	Hippoglossus hippoglossus	Pterois volitans
Ordo	Perciformes	Scorpaeniformes
Famili	Pleuronectidae	Scorpaenidae
Conservation Status	Endangered	Least Concern

Physical Traits

Atribut	Atlantic Halibut	Ikan lepu ayam
Panjang Maks.	470,0 cm	38,0 cm
Berat Maks.	320,0 kg	1,1 kg
Warna	Eyed side is olive-brown to dark greenish-brown with mottled paler blotches providing camouflage; blind underside is pure white; lateral line distinctly arched over the pectoral fin.	White to cream body with alternating bold reddish-brown and white vertical bands; fan-like pectoral fins are banded with red-brown and white spots; long dorsal spines are striped and venomous.

Habitat & Environment

Atribut	Atlantic Halibut	Ikan lepu ayam
Jenis Air	Saltwater	Saltwater
Kedalaman	50-2000m	2-55m
Sebaran Geografis	North Atlantic from Labrador and Greenland east to Iceland, Norway, the Barents Sea, and the British Isles. Found on sandy and gravel bottoms at depths …	Native to the Indo-Pacific from East Africa and the Red Sea to southern Japan, Australia, and the Marquesas. Invasive in the western Atlantic and Caribbean …
Habitat	Neritic	Neritic, coral reefs

Informasi Perikanan

Atribut	Atlantic Halibut	Ikan lepu ayam
Ikan Buruan	Ya	Tidak
Peringkat Perlawanan	7/10	—
Rekor Dunia	—	—
Kadar Merkuri	—	—

Cuisine & Edibility

Atlantic Halibut

Firm, meaty white flesh with a mild, sweet flavor and very low fat. Endangered status — sustainable sourcing essential; superb pan-seared, poached in butter, or roasted with aromatics.

Ikan lepu ayam

Sweet, buttery white flesh once spines are safely removed; increasingly promoted as a sustainable food source in Atlantic waters where it is an invasive species.

Species Overview

Atlantic Halibut

The Atlantic halibut is the largest flatfish in the world, capable of exceeding 300 kg. Both eyes are on the right side of its body. It is a slow-growing, long-lived species that has suffered severe overfishing.

Ikan lepu ayam

The red lionfish is a venomous coral reef fish native to the Indo-Pacific. Its ornate, striped body and fan-like pectoral fins make it popular in aquariums, but it has become a destructive invasive species in the western Atlantic and Caribbean.