kakap putih vs Great Hammerhead Shark

Lates calcarifer dibandingkan dengan Sphyrna mokarran

Taxonomy & Classification

Atribut	kakap putih	Great Hammerhead Shark
Nama Ilmiah	Lates calcarifer	Sphyrna mokarran
Ordo	Perciformes	Carcharhiniformes
Famili	Latidae	Sphyrnidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Critically Endangered

Physical Traits

Atribut	kakap putih	Great Hammerhead Shark
Panjang Maks.	200,0 cm	610,0 cm
Berat Maks.	60,0 kg	580,0 kg
Warna	Silver-grey to greenish-bronze flanks with a golden sheen under light; juveniles show a faint pale lateral stripe; operculum has a prominent dark margin and a small spine; fins clear to grayish.	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

Atribut	kakap putih	Great Hammerhead Shark
Jenis Air	Freshwater & Saltwater	Saltwater
Kedalaman	10-40m	1-300m
Sebaran Geografis	Indo-West Pacific from the Persian Gulf and Indian subcontinent east to China, Japan, and Australia. Catadromous; spawns in coastal marine waters and juveniles ascend rivers …	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 …
Habitat	Neritic, coral reefs, estuaries	Neritic

Informasi Perikanan

Atribut	kakap putih	Great Hammerhead Shark
Ikan Buruan	Ya	Tidak
Peringkat Perlawanan	8/10	—
Rekor Dunia	—	—
Kadar Merkuri	—	—

Cuisine & Edibility

kakap putih

Buttery, sweet flesh with large flakes, medium fat, and a clean finish. Revered across Asian and Australian cuisines; superb pan-fried, steamed with ginger, or baked whole.

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

kakap putih

The barramundi is a large, catadromous predator native to the Indo-West Pacific. It is a protandrous hermaphrodite, beginning life as male and transitioning to female after several years. Highly prized in both sport fishing and aquaculture.

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.