Ikan Lemadang vs Ikan lepu ayam

Coryphaena hippurus dibandingkan dengan Pterois volitans

Taxonomy & Classification

Atribut	Ikan Lemadang	Ikan lepu ayam
Nama Ilmiah	Coryphaena hippurus	Pterois volitans
Ordo	Carangiformes	Scorpaeniformes
Famili	Coryphaenidae	Scorpaenidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Least Concern

Physical Traits

Atribut	Ikan Lemadang	Ikan lepu ayam
Panjang Maks.	210,0 cm	38,0 cm
Berat Maks.	40,0 kg	1,1 kg
Warna	Dazzling iridescent blue-green and gold flanks; males have a blunt squared-off head; flanks flicker golden-yellow to electric blue when alive, fading to dull gray-green at death.	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	Ikan Lemadang	Ikan lepu ayam
Jenis Air	Saltwater	Saltwater
Kedalaman	0-85m	2-55m
Sebaran Geografis	Worldwide in tropical and subtropical oceanic waters of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. Highly pelagic; gathers around floating sargassum mats, current lines, and thermocline …	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, pelagic, coral reefs	Neritic, coral reefs

Informasi Perikanan

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

Cuisine & Edibility

Ikan Lemadang

Firm, slightly sweet flesh with large, moist flakes and low fat. Excellent grilled, blackened Cajun-style, or in tacos; one of the most popular sport fish for the table.

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

Ikan Lemadang

The mahi-mahi, also known as dorado or dolphinfish, is among the most colorful pelagic fish in the ocean. Its iridescent blue, green, and gold body fades rapidly after death. It is a fast-growing species, rarely living beyond five years.

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.