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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Fisheries and

for a world without hunger Aquaculture Department

Species Fact Sheets


Lates calcarifer (Bloch, 1790)

Lates calcarifer: (click for more)


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Synonyms
Holocentrus calcarifer Bloch, 1790: 100 (original description).
Perca calcar Bloch & Schneider, 1801: 89 (unjustified emendation of Holocentrus calcarifer Bloch,
1790).
Holocentrus heptadactylus Lacepède, 1802: 344, 389.
Pseudolates cavifrons Alleyne & Macleay, 1877: 262.
Lates darwiniensis Macleay, 1878: 345.

FAO Names
En - Barramundi(=Giant seaperch), Fr - Perche barramundi, Sp - Perca gigante.
3Alpha Code: GIP Taxonomic Code: 1700116701

Diagnostic Features
Body elongate, compressed, with a deep caudal peduncle. Head pointed, with concave dorsal profile becoming
convex in front of dorsal fin. Mouth large, slightly oblique, upper jaw reaching to behind eye; teeth villiform,
no canines present. Lower edge of pre-operculum with a strong spine; operculum with a small spine and with
a serrated flap above origin of lateral line. Lower first gill arch with 16 to 17 gillrakers. Scales large, ctenoid.
Dorsal fin with 7 to 9 spines and 10 to 11 soft rays; a very deep notch almost dividing spiny from soft part of
fin; pectoral fin short and rounded, several short, strong serrations above its base; dorsal and anal fins both have
scaly sheaths. Anal fin rounded, with 3 spines and 7 to 8 short rays. Caudal fin rounded. Colour in two
phases, either olive brown above with silver sides and belly (usually juveniles) or green/blue above and silver
below. No spots or bars present on fins or body.

Geographical Distribution

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East Indian Ocean and Western central Pacific. Japanese Sea, Torres Strait or the coast of New Guinea and
Darwin, Northern Territory, Queensland (Australia). Also, westward to East Africa.

Habitat and Biology


A diadromous fish, inhabiting rivers before returning to the estuaries to spawn.Found in coastal waters,
estuaries and lagoons,in clear to turbid water.Usually occurs at a temperature range of 26-29º C and between
10-40 m. Feeds on fishes and crustaceans.

Size
To 200 cm; common between 25 and 100 cm.

Interest to Fisheries
Caught maintly with bottom trawls, handlines, seines, gillnets, and traps. Reaches 1500-3000 g in one year in
ponds under optimum conditions.
Sold fresh and frozen (marketed mostly fresh); consumed steamed, pan-fried, broiled and baked.

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Global Capture Production for species (tonnes)
Source: FAO FishStat
150k

100k

50k

0k
1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

Lates calcarifer

Global Aquaculture Production for species (tonnes)


Source: FAO FishStat
100k

75k

50k

25k

0k
1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

Lates calcarifer

Local Names
Bikol : Apahap , Bulgan .
Burmese : Ka-kadit .
English : Asian seabass , Barramundi , Barramundi perch , Giant perch , Giant sea perch , Palmer , Silver
barramundi .
Malay/Indonesian : Bukai-bukai , Gelungsung , Kakap , Kakap putih , Selungsung , Siakap , Siakap
putih .
Maranao/Samal/Tao Sug : Matakating .
Japanese : Akame .
Polish : Lates .
Tagalog : Katuyot , Matang pusa .
FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department
Tokelauan : Murrabal .
Vietnamese : Cá vurot .

Related links
Check this species at FishBase

Bibliography
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2003. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org
Rainboth, W.L. - 1996 FAO species identification field guide for fishery purposes. Fishes of the Cambodian
Mekong. Rome, FAO. 1996.: 265 pp.
Sukhavisidh, P. - 1974Centropomidae. In: W. Fischer & P.J.P. Whitehead. FAO species identification sheets
for fishery purposes. Eastern Indian Ocean (fishing area 57) and Western Central Pacific (fishing area 71). Vol.
I, Rome FAO, pag var.

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