Латес vs Cherry Barb

Lates calcarifer в сравнении с Puntius titteya

Taxonomy & Classification

Характеристика	Латес	Cherry Barb
Научное название	Lates calcarifer	Puntius titteya
Отряд	Perciformes	Cypriniformes
Семейство	Latidae	Cyprinidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Vulnerable

Physical Traits

Характеристика	Латес	Cherry Barb
Максимальная длина	200,0 cm	5,0 cm
Максимальный вес	60,0 kg	0,002 kg
Окраска	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

Характеристика	Латес	Cherry Barb
Тип воды	Freshwater & Saltwater	Freshwater
Диапазон глубин	10-40m	—
Ареал обитания	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 …
Среда обитания	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

Характеристика	Латес	Cherry Barb
Минимальный объём аквариума	—	60 L
Температура	—	23-27
Диапазон pH	—	6.0-8.0
Уровень сложности содержания	—	Easy
Темперамент	—	Peaceful

Информация о рыболовстве

Характеристика	Латес	Cherry Barb
Спортивная рыба	Да	Нет
Боевой рейтинг	8/10	—
Мировой рекорд	—	—
Содержание ртути	—	—

Cuisine & Edibility

Латес

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

Латес

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.