Barramundi
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The barramundi (Lates calcarifer), Asian sea bass, Asian sea lates, giant sea lates, or giant sea perch (also known as dangri, kalanji, apahap, siakap, or chonok) is a species of catadromous fish in the family Latidae of the order Carangiformes. 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.
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Barramundi is a species of fish classified under the scientific name *Lates calcarifer*. It belongs to the family Latidae within the order Carangaria incertae sedis and the class Teleostei. The species is part of the phylum Chordata and falls under the parent taxon *Lates*. Its taxonomic status is accepted, with the authority cited as (Bloch, 1790).
This organism inhabits marine, brackish, and freshwater environments. The IUCN Red List assessed its conservation status as Least Concern in 2019. The species has a sequenced genome available through Ensembl. Common names for this fish include barramundi, 尖吻鱸, 金目鱸, 盲槽, and 扁紅目鱸.
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Species
Least Concernbarramundi
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCarangaria incertae sedis
- FamilyLatidae
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- species
- taxon name
- Lates calcarifer
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- Lates calcarifer
- taxon common name
- 扁紅目鱸
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- sequenced genome URL
- www.ensembl.org/Lates_calcarifer
- short name
- L. calcarifer
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Description
- Life cycle
- Recreational fishing
- Commercial fishing and aquaculture
- Diseases
- Aquarium use
- As food
- Australian cuisine
- Bengali cuisine
- Goan cuisine
- Thai cuisine
- United States
- See also
- References
- External links
The barramundi (Lates calcarifer), Asian sea bass, Asian sea lates, giant sea lates, or giant sea perch (also known as dangri, kalanji, apahap, siakap, or chonok) is a species of catadromous fish in the family Latidae of the order Carangiformes. 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.
==Etymology== thumb|right|250px|Indigenous Australian rock art depicting barramundi fish Barramundi is a loanword from an Australian Aboriginal language of the Rockhampton area in Queensland meaning "large-scaled river fish". Originally, the name barramundi referred to Scleropages leichardti and Scleropages jardinii.
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