Barramundi | |
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A barramundi at the National Zoo & Aquarium, Canberra, Australia. | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Latidae |
Genus: | Lates |
Species: | L. calcarifer
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Binomial name | |
Lates calcarifer (Bloch, 1790)
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Synonyms[2] | |
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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.