Lates calcarifer ';
General information
 
Lates calcarifer (Bloch,1790)
 
 
Common nameBarramundi
Synonyms
Holocentrus calcarifer Bloch, 1790
Coius vacti Hamilton, 1822
Pseudolates cavifrons Alleyne &
Macleay, 1877
Lates darwiniensis Macleay, 1878
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Saltwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Percomorpha; Perciformes; Latidae.
Geographical distribution
India; China; Japan; Indonesia; Bangladesh; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Pakistan; Philippines; Singapore; Thailand; Taiwan; Vietnam; Israel; Myanmar; Hong Kong; Cambodia; Brunei; Australia; Papua New Guinea; Fiji; Marshall Islands; New Caledonia; Solomon Islands; Vanuatu
Occurrence Native: India, China, Japan, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Vietnam, Myanmar, Hong Kong, Cambodia, Brunei, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Marshall Islands, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu
Not established: Israel
Questionable: Fiji
Importance
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Vellar Estuary, South eastcoast of India
Source of chromosomes
Gills
Number of specimens with sex
Immature specimen
Diploid chromosome number
48
Karyotype formula
46m+2sm
Fundamental arm number
Chromosome length
1.00 to 2.67
Sex chromosome
No heteromorphism in karyotype
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Not reported
Reference(s)
Natarajan R, Subrahmanyam K (1974). A karyotype study of some teleosts from Portonovo waters. Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences - Section B79(5): 173-196.