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Scientific Name | Lates calcarifer (Bloch, 1790) |
Common Name | Barramundi |
Type Locality | Pattukottai (10.4°N, 79.3°E), Tamil Nadu, India. |
Etymology | Lates: Latin, lateo, latere = to be hidden. |
Species Information | |
Size | 2000mm or 78.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | Indo-West Pacific: eastern edge of the Persian Gulf to China, Taiwan and southern Japan, southward to southern Papua New Guinea and northern Australia. Log in to view data on a map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019. |
Other Parameters | Lives in marine, brackish and freshwater conditions. |
Husbandry Information | |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 4, pp 100, Pl. 244. |
Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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Last Update | 2015 Jun 06 03:03 (species record created: 2014 Nov 13 23:19) |