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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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Barramundi being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Lates niloticus
- Lateolabrax japonicus
- Argyrosomus japonicus
- Macquaria ambigua
- Percalates novemaculeatus
- Hephaestus fuliginosus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Carangiformes
- Family
- Latidae
- Genus
- Lates
- Species
- Lates calcarifer
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