Barramundi
| Barramundi | |
|---|---|
| A barramundi at the National Zoo & Aquarium, Canberra, Australia. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Carangiformes |
| Suborder: | Centropomoidei |
| Family: | Latidae |
| Genus: | Lates |
| Species: | L. calcarifer |
| Binomial name | |
| Lates calcarifer (Bloch, 1790) | |
| Synonyms | |
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The barramundi (Lates calcarifer), Asian sea bass, or giant sea perch (also known as dangri, apahap or siakap) 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.