Barramundi the large-scaled River Fish

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2 min readJan 2, 2020

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(1) They are very popular in Australia, Indo-West Pacific, Taiwan, and Papua New Guinea.

(2) Australian barramundi is farmed in diverse production systems.

(3) All barramundi are born male, and then eventually they transition into females when during the age of 4 years. Old. Their males start changing sex at around 80 centimeters.

(4) Due to their catadromous nature even though they are born in the ocean they prefer to live in freshwater.

(5) During spawning, the large females can produce up to 28 million eggs per season.

(6) They can grow reaching lengths of up 4 feet long and weighing over 50 kg.

(7) They are extremely resourceful species known for dominating many tropical rivers around the world.

(8) They are of a great source of economic importance to the human population they support substantial money-making, recreational fishing helping many local economies around the world.

(9) They are carnivores in nature feeding mainly on insect’s prawns and fishes.

(10) Spawning usually takes place at night.

(11) They also have a long life span of more than 20 years.

(12) Barramundi is farmed in all states of Australia.

(13) They have a murkier upper body, with, dark fins, and a very thick tail.

(14) To determine their age involves the counting growth rings on their ear bones called (otolith).

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