Species learning profile
Perca-gigante
Lates calcarifer
Barramundi (Lates calcarifer) is a brackish fish associated with estuary habitat in Pacific. It can change sex during its life.
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At a glance
- Água
- Água salobra
- Habitat
- Estuário
- Comprimento máximo
- 180 cm
- Distribuição
- Pacífico
- Família
- Latidae
- Ordem
- Perciformes
Observe
How to identify Perca-gigante
- Silvery with a darker back.
- Large mouth and a strong, elongated body.
- Reported maximum length: 180 cm — capable of growing longer than many people are tall. Maximum is not the same as typical adult size.
Field note: color, size, and markings can change with age, sex, season, depth, and lighting. Use several traits together.
Place and pattern
Where it lives—and how it behaves
Habitat and range
This species is associated with estuary habitat across Pacific. Tides mix fresh and salt water here, and sheltered shallows often serve as productive nursery habitat.
Behavior
Uses estuary habitat for feeding, shelter, migration, or reproduction.
Food-web connections
What it eats and why it matters
Diet
A species-specific mix of plant material, plankton, invertebrates, or other fish.
Ecological role
It links sheltered nursery water with river, coast, or offshore food webs..
Remember
One fact worth keeping
Perca-gigante pode chegar a cerca de 180 cm e costuma viver perto de Estuário.
Think like a conservationist
A conservation lens
Estuaries are vulnerable to shoreline loss, polluted runoff, dredging, and barriers between nursery and adult habitat.
This habitat lens is not a current population-status assessment. Status can differ among regions and change as new assessments are published; follow the reference links and local fisheries or wildlife agencies for current decisions.
Recall
Quick knowledge check
Which habitat is most closely associated with Barramundi in this guide?
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References and further reading
Fishdle summarizes stable identification and ecology concepts in plain language. Taxonomy and population knowledge continue to change, so use primary assessments and regional authorities for conservation or management decisions.
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