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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.
Synonym(s) Coius vacti, Holocentrus calcarifer, Lates darwiniensis, Pseudolates cavifrons
Etymology Lates: Latin, lateo, latere = to be hidden. 
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Size 2000mm or 78.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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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.

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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.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 4, pp 100, Pl. 244.
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 12:50 (species record created: 2014 Nov 13 23:19)