Barramundi
Lates calcarifer
- Freshwater & Saltwater
- Least Concern
- Max length
- 200 cm
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Carangaria incertae sedis
- Family
- Latidae
- Genus
- Lates
- Asia - Inland waters
- Indian Ocean, Eastern
- Oceania - Inland waters
- Pacific, Northwest
- Pacific, Western Central
About the barramundi
The barramundi (Lates calcarifer), Asian sea bass, Asian sea lates, giant sea lates, or giant sea perch (also known as dangri, kalanji, apahap, siakap, or chonok) is a species of catadromous fish in the family Latidae of the order Carangiformes. The species is widely distributed in the Indo-West Pacific, spanning the waters of the Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia, and Oceania.
Behaviour
Barramundi have a mild flavour and a white, flaky flesh, with varying amount of body fat.
Barramundi are a favourite food of the region's apex predator, saltwater crocodiles, which have been known to take them from unwary fishermen.
Description from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA.
Where the barramundi lives
Distribution data from GBIF (DOI: 10.15468/dl.8rzs8d).
Also known as
- Giant seaperch
- Perche barramundi
- Perca-gigante
- Kakap putéh
- Varamu
- Chonak
- Kakap putih
- Siakap putih
- Apap
- Bulgan
- Латес
- 큰입선농어
- バラマンディ
- Гигантски морски костур
- দেশি ভেটকি
- باراماندی
- ברמונדי
- നരിമീൻ
- ကကတစ်
- கொடுவா மீன்
- పండుగప్ప
- ปลากะพงขาว
- Cá chẽm
- 尖吻鲈
- 盲鰽
- برمون شائع