ASIAN SEABASS
ASIAN SEABASS:
Scientific Name: Lates calcarifer
International Name: Barramundi
Local Name: Apahap
Family: Latidae
Order: Perciformes
General Biology and Natural Distribution
BARRAMUNDI
Freshwater Barramundi
Saltwater Barramundi
General Biology and Natural Distribution
BARRAMUNDI
Male
Female
General Biology and Natural Distribution
WORLD DISTRIBUTION OF ASIAN SEABASS (SHADED AREA)
BY MARSHALL, 2022
Barramundi are
usually found in
coastal estuaries,
lagoons, and seas
with a depth range of
10 to 50 meters
General Biology and Natural Distribution
Natural Habitat
Inhabit freshwater or brackish water
environments.
Submerged logs, undercut banks, and
overhanging vegetation.
26−30 °C. temperature range
Natural habitat, diet and environmental requirements
DIET
Anything that lives in
the water (up to 60% of
their size)
Pellet
Trash Fish
Additives
A study conducted by Dr. Erlinda S. Ganzon-Naret
discovered yellow legume as an additive feed for
Apahap.
Natural habitat, diet and environmental requirements
environmental requirements
Free from barriers
Healthy and diverse freshwater habitat with
access to salt water
26−30 °C. temperature range
Presence of overhanging vegetation
Natural habitat, diet and environmental requirements
AQUACULTURE STATUS
Reached the seafood Arctic Ocean
markets of Europe
and the United EUROPE
NORTH
States AMERICA ASIA
Atlantic
Ocean Pacific
AFRICA
Trash fish makes up Ocean
about 40% of the total Pacific SOUTH
Ocean Indian
cost of production.
AMERICA
Ocean AUSTRALIA
Small-scale farm can Southern Ocean
produce no more
than 50 tons annually. ANTARCTICA
Aquaculture status and potential
Schematic diagram of Sequential protandrous species by Orbán et al., 2021
Aquaculture status and potential
LIFE CYCLE
CULTURE CYCLE
GROW-OUT SYSTEMS
Traditional pond
can be caged which is either floating Can have concrete boundaries
or stationary Feeding of chopped fish
Net boundaries Polyculture
SAMPLE ECONOMICS OF PRODUCTION
Cheong, L. (n.d.). Status of knowledge on farming of Seabass (Lates
calcarifer) in South East Asia. Retrieved from
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Thank you!
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