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The '''Barramundi''' (''Lates calcarifer'') is a [[species]] of [[fish migration|diadromous]] [[fish]] in [[family (biology)|family]] [[Latidae]] of [[order (biology)|order]] [[Perciformes]]. It ranges from Torres Strait to [[New Guinea]] and northern and eastern [[Australia]]. |
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''Barramundi'' is a loanword from a [[Queensland]] [[Indigenous Australian|Aboriginal]] language of the [[Rockhampton]] area<ref>http://www.kasei.ac.jp/library/kiyou/2001/13.YOKOSE.pdf</ref> meaning "large scales" or "large, scaly river" fish.<ref>http://www.theworldwidegourmet.com/fish/divers/barramundi.htm</ref> |
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Barramundi are usually a pale grey-green with a coppery shimmer, and can grow to a maximum length of 2 [[metre|m]] (6 [[foot (unit of length)|ft]] 7 [[inch|in]]), weighing up to 60 [[kilogram|kg]] (130 [[pound (mass)|lb]]); specimens weighing 5–6 kg (11–13 lb) are more commonly seen, however. Of typical centropomid shape, it can be distinguished from the [[Waigeo seaperch]] (''Psammoperca waigiensis'') of the same waters by its closely-set nostrils and [[maxilla]] which extends back past the eye. |
Barramundi are usually a pale grey-green with a coppery shimmer, and can grow to a maximum length of 2 [[metre|m]] (6 [[foot (unit of length)|ft]] 7 [[inch|in]]), weighing up to 60 [[kilogram|kg]] (130 [[pound (mass)|lb]]); specimens weighing 5–6 kg (11–13 lb) are more commonly seen, however. Of typical centropomid shape, it can be distinguished from the [[Waigeo seaperch]] (''Psammoperca waigiensis'') of the same waters by its closely-set nostrils and [[maxilla]] which extends back past the eye. |
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The Barramundi (Lates calcarifer) is a species of diadromous fish in family Latidae of order Perciformes. It ranges from Torres Strait to New Guinea and northern and eastern Australia.
Barramundi is a loanword from a Queensland Aboriginal language of the Rockhampton area[1] meaning "large scales" or "large, scaly river" fish.[2]
Barramundi are usually a pale grey-green with a coppery shimmer, and can grow to a maximum length of 2 m (6 ft 7 in), weighing up to 60 kg (130 lb); specimens weighing 5–6 kg (11–13 lb) are more commonly seen, however. Of typical centropomid shape, it can be distinguished from the Waigeo seaperch (Psammoperca waigiensis) of the same waters by its closely-set nostrils and maxilla which extends back past the eye.
The barramundi feeds on crustaceans, molluscs, and smaller fishes (including its own species); juveniles feed on zooplankton. This catadromous species inhabits rivers and descends to estuaries and tidal flats to spawn. At the start of the monsoon, males migrate downriver to meet females, who lay very large numbers of eggs (multiple millions each). The adults do not guard the eggs or the fry, which require brackish water to develop. The species is sequentially hermaphroditic, most individuals maturing as males and becoming female after at least one spawning season; most of the larger specimens are therefore female.
Highly prized by anglers for their good fighting ability, barramundi are reputed to be good at avoiding fixed nets and best caught on lines. The fish is also of large commercial importance; it is fished internationally and raised in aquaculture in Australia, India, Indonesia, Thailand, the United Kingdom, the United States and the Netherlands. In Australia, the barramundi is used to stock freshwater reservoirs for recreational fishing. The fish's white flesh is delicate, mild-flavoured, and relatively boneless, making it a popular (and sometimes expensive) food which can be prepared in many ways. Barramundi was the theme ingredient in a Season 3 episode of Iron Chef America.
Farmed in the UK, by the Aquabella Group in the facility producing up to 8 tonnes a year for distribution throughout the UK and Northern Europe.
L. calcarifer is also known as the giant perch, giant seaperch, Asian seabass, white seabass, and by a variety of names in other local languages. The species was originally assigned to genus Holocentrus, in the beryciform family Holocentridae.
External links
- Native Fish Australia article
- Segment from National Public Radio's "All Things Considered"
- Aquabella Group, largest indoor barramundi farm in Europe
- Men rescued from giant vat of Barramundi feces at commercial fish farm
- NT Barramundi Catch Survey (amateur fishing)
barramundi are warm water fish being found in tropical coastal and freshwaters in northern australia
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Lates calcarifer". FishBase. October 2004 version.
- "Lates calcarifer". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 20 December.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=and|year=/|date=mismatch (help) - Queensland Department of Industries and Fisheries. "Fish Note: Barramundi (Giant Perch)". Fishweb. Updated July 2005.
barramundi lives in tropical warm waters.