Perca gigante

Q: Can you eat Perca gigante?

Carne untuosa y dulce, con escamas grandes, grasa media y un final limpio. Muy apreciada en las cocinas asiática y australiana; excelente frita en sartén, al vapor con jengibre u horneada entera.

Q: How big does Perca gigante get?

Perca gigante can grow up to 200.0 cm long and weigh 60.0 kg.

Q: Where is Perca gigante found?

Indo-Pacífico occidental, desde el golfo Pérsico y el subcontinente indio hasta China, Japón y Australia. Catádroma; desova en aguas marinas costeras y los juveniles ascienden por ríos y estuarios tierra adentro. Nerítico, arrecifes de coral, estuarios

Q: Is Perca gigante endangered?

The conservation status of Perca gigante is Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List.

Q: What family does Perca gigante belong to?

Perca gigante (Lates calcarifer) belongs to the family Latidae (Lates perches) in the order Perciformes (Perch-like fishes).

Abstract

A large, catadromous predator of the Indo-West Pacific, the barramundi spawns in coastal seas while its juveniles ascend rivers and estuaries far inland. Silver-grey to greenish-bronze with a golden sheen, it reaches two metres and 60 kilograms across a range from the Persian Gulf and Indian subcontinent to China, Japan, and Australia. It is a protandrous hermaphrodite, most individuals maturing first as males and becoming female after several years, a strategy that shapes its breeding populations. Both a celebrated sport fish and a major aquaculture species, it yields buttery, sweet, large-flaked fillets valued across Asian and Australian cooking. Farmed widely to meet demand, the species is assessed as Least Concern and readily takes lures, live bait, and soft plastics.