ปลากะพงขาว

Q: Can you eat ปลากะพงขาว?

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.

Q: How big does ปลากะพงขาว get?

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

Q: Where is ปลากะพงขาว found?

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 and estuaries far inland. Neritic, coral reefs, estuaries

Q: Is ปลากะพงขาว endangered?

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

Q: What family does ปลากะพงขาว belong to?

ปลากะพงขาว (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.