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Barramundi Fact/Care Sheet
Lates calcarifer (Bloch, 1790)
   
The Barramundi is one of Australia's most well known freshwater species. It is
prized by recreational anglers because it is a strong fighter, grows to a large
size (60kg) and is an excellent table fish. It is also the most important
freshwater commercial fish in Australia. The 14kg (33lb) Barramundi in the image
was caught in March 1993 by G. Parkinson in the Victoria River, near Timber
Creek, Northern Territory.
The Barramundi is recognized by its pointed head, concave forehead, large jaw
extending behind the eye and rounded caudal fin. It has a first dorsal fin with
seven or eight strong spines and an second soft-rayed dorsal fin of ten or
eleven rays.
Adult Barramundi are blue to green-grey dorsally, silvery on the sides, and
white below. Juveniles are mottled brown with a distinct white stripe from the
dorsal fin to the snout.
This species has been recorded from the Persian Gulf to China and south
through Asia to Australia. In Australia it occurs from the Kimberley and Pilbara
regions of Western Australia and around the north of the country to the Mary and
Maroochy River systems in southern Queensland. It lives in a range of conditions
in creeks, rivers and estuaries in clear to turbid waters.
Males and females migrate into estuaries to breed, and then return to their
original river systems. Males over five years of age usually go through a sex
transformation to become female.
The Barramundi eats a range of foods including fishes, shrimps, crayfish,
crabs and aquatic insects. When in captivity they readily eat commercial fish
pellets also .
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