Perca-gigante vs Cherry Barb

Lates calcarifer comparado com Puntius titteya

Taxonomy & Classification

Atributo	Perca-gigante	Cherry Barb
Nome Científico	Lates calcarifer	Puntius titteya
Ordem	Perciformes	Cypriniformes
Família	Latidae	Cyprinidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Vulnerable

Physical Traits

Atributo	Perca-gigante	Cherry Barb
Comprimento Máximo	200,0 cm	5,0 cm
Peso Máximo	60,0 kg	0,002 kg
Cor	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

Atributo	Perca-gigante	Cherry Barb
Tipo de Água	Freshwater & Saltwater	Freshwater
Faixa de Profundidade	10-40m	—
Distribuição Geográfica	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 …
Habitat	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

Atributo	Perca-gigante	Cherry Barb
Tamanho Mínimo do Aquário	—	60 L
Temperatura	—	23-27
Faixa de pH	—	6.0-8.0
Nível de Cuidado	—	Easy
Temperamento	—	Peaceful

Informações de Pesca

Atributo	Perca-gigante	Cherry Barb
Peixe Esportivo	Sim	Não
Classificação de Resistência	8/10	—
Recorde Mundial	—	—
Nível de Mercúrio	—	—

Cuisine & Edibility

Perca-gigante

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

Perca-gigante

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.