Barramundi

Barramundi
A barramundi at the National Zoo & Aquarium, Canberra, Australia.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Latidae
Genus: Lates
Species:
L. calcarifer
Binomial name
Lates calcarifer
(Bloch, 1790)
Synonyms[2]
  • Holocentrus calcarifer Bloch, 1790
  • Coius vacti F. Hamilton, 1822
  • Pseudolates cavifrons Alleyne & W. J. Macleay, 1877
  • Lates darwiniensis W. J. Macleay, 1878

The barramundi (Lates calcarifer), Asian sea bass, or giant sea perch (also known as dangri or apahap[2]) is a species of catadromous fish in the family Latidae of the order Perciformes. 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.

  1. ^ Pal, M.; Morgan, D.L. (2019). "Lates calcarifer". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T166627A1139469. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T166627A1139469.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Lates calcarifer" in FishBase. December 2019 version.

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