Goliath Grouper vs Ikan lepu ayam

Epinephelus itajara dibandingkan dengan Pterois volitans

Taxonomy & Classification

Atribut	Goliath Grouper	Ikan lepu ayam
Nama Ilmiah	Epinephelus itajara	Pterois volitans
Ordo	Perciformes	Scorpaeniformes
Famili	Serranidae	Scorpaenidae
Conservation Status	Vulnerable	Least Concern

Physical Traits

Atribut	Goliath Grouper	Ikan lepu ayam
Panjang Maks.	250,0 cm	38,0 cm
Berat Maks.	363,0 kg	1,1 kg
Warna	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.	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	Goliath Grouper	Ikan lepu ayam
Jenis Air	Saltwater	Saltwater
Kedalaman	0-100m	2-55m
Sebaran Geografis	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 …	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, coral reefs, estuaries	Neritic, coral reefs

Informasi Perikanan

Atribut	Goliath Grouper	Ikan lepu ayam
Ikan Buruan	Ya	Tidak
Peringkat Perlawanan	9/10	—
Rekor Dunia	—	—
Kadar Merkuri	—	—

Cuisine & Edibility

Goliath Grouper

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.

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

Goliath Grouper

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.

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.