Barramundi

Lates calcarifer

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth1–5 m
Water temperature22–29 °C
Best monthsMay, October, and November
How commonCommon

About this species

The barramundi, Asian sea bass, Asian sea lates, giant sea lates, or giant sea perch 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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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 2,644 records
February: 2,063 records
March: 2,351 records
April: 2,612 records
May: 2,839 records
June: 2,067 records
July: 2,141 records
August: 1,968 records
September: 2,279 records
October: 2,767 records
November: 2,756 records
December: 2,613 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 1–5 m · Deepest record: 265 m

0–10 m: 18,900 records
10–20 m: 3 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 22–29 °C

20–22 °C: 4 records
22–24 °C: 0 records
24–26 °C: 837 records
26–28 °C: 10 records
28–30 °C: 2 records

Names and classification

English: Barramundi, Giant seaperch, Balga, Barra, Barramunda, barramundi, Barramundi, Giant seaperch, Barramundi Perch, Cock-up, giant perch, giant seaperch, Palmer, Silver Barramundi, White sea bass

Names in 6 more languages

German: Barramundi
Spanish: Lubina blanca
French: Barramundi, Brochet de mer, Brochet de mer, Loup tropical, perche barramundi
Indonesian: Kakap Putih
Thai: ปลากะพงขาว
Simplified Chinese: 尖吻鱸, 扁紅目鱸, 盲槽, 金目鱸

Other scientific names: Coius vacti, Holocentrus calcarifer, Lates darwiniensis, Pseudolates cavifrons

Similar species

Dwarf Palmer
Psammoperca waigiensis

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
43,826 open-data records from 1923 to 2024.

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