Giant Perch
Lates calcarifer
Autre appellations en Europe :
| FR: Perche barramundi DK: Barramundi DE: Riesenbarsch |
PT: Perca-gigante SP: Serránido japonés PL: Lates |
Présentation générale :
CHARACTERISTICS
The giant perch is a large perciform with an elongated body and a rounded caudal fin. Its head is pointed and the concave dorsal profile becomes convex near the dorsal fin. The latter displays several strong spines. It is brown or bluish in colour above and on the sides, the belly is silvery or green.
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WORTH NOTING
This tropical fish, sometimes referred to as sea pike, can be found from the eastern Persian Gulf to China, from southern Japan to Papua New Guinea and as far as the North of Australia.