Barramundi: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the barramundi lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Lates calcarifer
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Asia, Oceania
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Carangiformes
Family	Latidae

Where does the barramundi live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the barramundi in 3 countries and territories across Asia and Oceania.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the barramundi endangered?

The barramundi’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the barramundi?

The barramundi (Lates calcarifer) is a ray-finned fish in the order Carangiformes and the family Latidae, genus Lates. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the barramundi

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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Barramundi (revision 1375622528), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q74411 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).