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Barramundi / Sea Bass
Asia Tropic Zone Co.,Ltd. is one of biggest team of
Barramundi / Sea bass breeders , exporter in Thailand.
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We produced and export live Tropical fish,
Coldwater fish and Food fish to global traders.
One of our captive bred local fish that coming
to demand for US, EU and Asia markets is ' Lates calcarifer ' .
Common name Sea Bass , Silver Perch , Giant
Perch or commercial name in Australia , USA is Barramundi.
Thailand have long experienced in this
fish more than 30 years and very succeed in breeding for mass
supply.
The breeding culture are all year round
in Thailand.
Mass of Sea bass fry were supplied to
local fish farms in Thailand and also export to Taiwan, Vietnam,
China, Malaysia and etc.
Our breeding teams improved quality
of Barramundi, Sea bass Fry / fingerlings by use selected A
grade fry in each batch.
These A grade fry always trained and
treated with artificial feeding and export to overseas
clients that use RAS (recirculation aquaculture system) .
The production of fry quantity 10-20
millions head every 2 weeks as routinely and can
produce more for demand.
Our hatcheries environment are fresh ,
brackish and salt water supply then we can produce
fingerlings to meet any salinity requirement.
Please feel free to inform us the spec
or requirement of fingerlings that you prefer for your
ponds, cages or RAS system.
We've experienced in
packing live fish to overseas included USA, Europe,
Africa, Middle East by certified live fish exporter from
Inland Aquatic Animal Health
Research Institute - Department of Fisheries,
Thailand.
Our live fish shipment always best treated before packing
and landing with best survival rate destinations.
We've more seed species for export such as Pangasius
catfish , Mono sex Tilapia , Red Tilapia , Walking Catfish ,
Snakehead , Barb, Carp, Rohu, Siamese Giant Barb,
shrimp seed, etc.
Contact us for more
information
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Worldwatch Report: Fish farm for future
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About " Barramundi / Sea Bass "
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Lates
calcarifer: |
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Lates
calcarifer: |
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Synonyms
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Holocentrus calcarifer
Bloch, 1790: 100 (original
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Perca calcar
Bloch & Schneider, 1801: 89
(unjustified emendation of
Holocentrus calcarifer
Bloch, 1790). |
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Holocentrus heptadactylus
Lacepède, 1802: 344, 389. |
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Pseudolates cavifrons
Alleyne & Macleay, 1877: 262. |
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Lates darwiniensis
Macleay, 1878: 345.
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FAO Names |
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Barramundi(=Giant seaperch), Fr - Perche
barramundi, Sp - Perca gigante. |
3Alpha Code: GIP Taxonomic Code:
1700116701
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Diagnostic Features
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Body
elongate, compressed, with a deep caudal
peduncle. Head pointed, with concave
dorsal profile becoming convex in front
of dorsal fin. Mouth large, slightly
oblique, upper jaw reaching to behind
eye; teeth villiform, no canines
present. Lower edge of pre-operculum
with a strong spine; operculum with a
small spine and with a serrated flap
above origin of lateral line. Lower
first gill arch with 16 to 17 gillrakers.
Scales large, ctenoid. Dorsal fin with
7 to 9 spines and 10 to 11 soft rays; a
very deep notch almost dividing spiny
from soft part of fin; pectoral fin
short and rounded, several short, strong
serrations above its base; dorsal and
anal fins both have scaly sheaths. Anal
fin rounded, with 3 spines and 7 to 8
short rays. Caudal fin rounded. Colour
in two phases, either olive brown above
with silver sides and belly (usually
juveniles) or green/blue above and
silver below. No spots or bars present
on fins or body.
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Geographical Distribution |
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East
Indian
Ocean
and
Western
central
Pacific.
Japanese
Sea,
Torres
Strait
or the
coast of
New
Guinea
and
Darwin,
Northern
Territory,
Queensland
(Australia).
Also,
westward
to East
Africa.
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Habitat
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Biology |
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A
diadromous
fish,
inhabiting
rivers
before
returning
to the
estuaries
to
spawn.Found
in
coastal
waters,
estuaries
and
lagoons,in
clear to
turbid
water.Usually
occurs
at a
temperature
range of
26-29º C
and
between
10-40
m.
Feeds on
fishes
and
crustaceans.
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Size |
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To 200
cm;
common
between
25 and
100 cm.
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Local
Names |
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| Bikol : Apahap , Bulgan . |
| English : Asian seabass , Barramundi , Barramundi perch , Giant perch , Giant sea perch , Palmer , Silver barramundi . |
| Malay/Indonesian : Bukai-bukai , Gelungsung , Kakap , Kakap putih , Selungsung , Siakap , Siakap putih . |
| Maranao/Samal/Tao Sug : Matakating . |
Tagalog : Katuyot , Matang pusa .
Thai : Pla Krapong |
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Bibliography
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2003. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org
Rainboth, W.L. - 1996 FAO species identification field guide for fishery purposes. Fishes of the Cambodian Mekong. Rome, FAO. 1996.: 265 pp.
Sukhavisidh, P. - 1974Centropomidae. In: W. Fischer & P.J.P. Whitehead. FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Eastern Indian Ocean (fishing area 57) and Western Central Pacific (fishing area 71). Vol. I, Rome FAO, pag var.
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Information in this website credit to
FAO
Food and Agriculture Organization of
the United Nations
http://www.fao.org/fishery/species/3068/en |
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See Barramundi culture
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