Great White Shark vs Ikan lepu ayam

Carcharodon carcharias dibandingkan dengan Pterois volitans

Taxonomy & Classification

Atribut	Great White Shark	Ikan lepu ayam
Nama Ilmiah	Carcharodon carcharias	Pterois volitans
Ordo	Lamniformes	Scorpaeniformes
Famili	Lamnidae	Scorpaenidae
Conservation Status	Vulnerable	Least Concern

Physical Traits

Atribut	Great White Shark	Ikan lepu ayam
Panjang Maks.	600,0 cm	38,0 cm
Berat Maks.	1905,0 kg	1,1 kg
Warna	Classic countershaded coloration: slate-gray to charcoal-brown dorsal surface with a sharply defined boundary to a pure white ventral surface; pectoral fin tips dusky to black.	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	Great White Shark	Ikan lepu ayam
Jenis Air	Saltwater	Saltwater
Kedalaman	0-1280m	2-55m
Sebaran Geografis	Cosmopolitan in cool to warm coastal and offshore waters of all major oceans. Key aggregation sites include South Africa, California, South Australia, and New Zealand. …	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, estuaries	Neritic, coral reefs

Informasi Perikanan

Atribut	Great White Shark	Ikan lepu ayam
Ikan Buruan	Ya	Tidak
Peringkat Perlawanan	—	—
Rekor Dunia	—	—
Kadar Merkuri	—	—

Cuisine & Edibility

Great White Shark

Edible but rarely consumed; flesh requires careful handling to remove ammonia. Consumption is strongly discouraged — this species is Vulnerable and protected in many jurisdictions.

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

Great White Shark

The great white shark is the world's largest predatory fish. Found in coastal surface waters of all major oceans, it can detect a single drop of blood in 100 liters of water. Despite its fearsome reputation, attacks on humans are rare.

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.