바라문디 vs Cherry Barb

Lates calcarifer 비교 대상 Puntius titteya

Taxonomy & Classification

속성	바라문디	Cherry Barb
학명	Lates calcarifer	Puntius titteya
목(目)	Perciformes	Cypriniformes
과(科)	Latidae	Cyprinidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Vulnerable

Physical Traits

속성	바라문디	Cherry Barb
최대 크기	200.0 cm	5.0 cm
최대 체중	60.0 kg	0.002 kg
체색	Silver-grey to greenish-bronze flanks with a golden sheen under light; juveniles show a faint pale lateral stripe; operculum has a prominent dark margin and a small spine; fins clear to grayish.	Males are vivid cherry-red over the entire body with a dark mid-lateral stripe from snout to tail; females are pale golden-olive with the same dark stripe; fins reddish to clear.

Habitat & Environment

속성	바라문디	Cherry Barb
수질 유형	Freshwater & Saltwater	Freshwater
서식 수심	10-40m	—
분포 지역	Indo-West Pacific from the Persian Gulf and Indian subcontinent east to China, Japan, and Australia. Catadromous; spawns in coastal marine waters and juveniles ascend rivers …	Endemic to the Kelani River basin in southwestern Sri Lanka. Restricted to shaded, slow-flowing forest streams and small tributaries with dense riparian vegetation; population has …
서식지	Neritic, coral reefs, estuaries	Clear, fast-flowing streams of Sri Lanka and southwestern India. Shallow, oxygen-rich, cool mountain streams (22-26°C) over gravel substrates. Dense riparian vegetation provides cover.

Aquarium Suitability

속성	바라문디	Cherry Barb
최소 수조 크기	—	60 L
수온	—	23-27
pH 범위	—	6.0-8.0
사육 난이도	—	Easy
성격	—	Peaceful

낚시 정보

속성	바라문디	Cherry Barb
낚시 대상어	예	아니오
파이팅 등급	8/10	—
세계 기록	—	—
수은 함량	—	—

Cuisine & Edibility

바라문디

Buttery, sweet flesh with large flakes, medium fat, and a clean finish. Revered across Asian and Australian cuisines; superb pan-fried, steamed with ginger, or baked whole.

Cherry Barb

Not consumed — ornamental aquarium fish listed as Vulnerable in the wild; kept for its cherry-red coloration and peaceful schooling nature.

Species Overview

바라문디

The barramundi is a large, catadromous predator native to the Indo-West Pacific. It is a protandrous hermaphrodite, beginning life as male and transitioning to female after several years. Highly prized in both sport fishing and aquaculture.

Cherry Barb

The cherry barb is a small, colorful fish native to Sri Lanka's shaded forest streams. Males develop an intense cherry-red coloration during breeding. Listed as Vulnerable due to habitat loss and over-collection for the aquarium trade.