barramundi
Lates calcarifer (Bloch, 1790)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Lates calcarifer (Barramundi) at the National Zoo & Aquarium in Canberra, Australia
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Open encyclopedia reference
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.
Wikipedia contributors, Barramundi; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:37:25.872979+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Lates calcarifer (Bloch, 1790)
- Name authority
- (Bloch, 1790)
- Common name
- barramundi
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Latidae
- Genus
- Lates
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- familyLatidae Jordan, 1888
- genusLates Cuvier, 1828
- speciesLates calcarifer (Bloch, 1790)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Lates. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Lates angustifrons Boulenger, 1906 | LatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lates japonicus Katayama & Taki, 1984 | LatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lates macrophthalmus Worthington, 1929 | LatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lates microlepis Boulenger, 1898 | LatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lates stappersii (Boulenger, 1914) | LatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lates uwisara Pethiyagoda & Gill, 2012 | LatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lates longispinis Worthington, 1932 | LatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lates lakdiva Pethiyagoda & Gill, 2012 | LatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lates mariae Steindachner, 1909 | LatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Holocentrus calcarifer Bloch, 1790 Bloch, 1790 | synonym |
| Lates darwiniensis MacLeay, 1878 MacLeay, 1878 | synonym |
| Pseudolates cavifrons Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877 Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877 | synonym |
| Coius vacti Hamilton, 1822 Hamilton, 1822 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=278957 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3SJ33. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.