Fact 1 Barramundi’s native waters span from Northern Australia up to Southeast Asia and all the way west to the coastal waters of India and Sri Lanka.

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Fact 2 Barramundi is known by many around the world as Asian Seabass, although its Scientific common name is Barramundi Perch. Some of the other names it’s called include: Giant Perch, Palmer, Cockup,  Bekti, Nairfish, Silver Barramundi and Australian Seabass.

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Fact 3 The name barramundi is Aboriginal for “large-scaled silver fish.”

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Fact 4 Virtually all barramundi are born male, then turn into females when they are three to four years old.  This means female barramundi can only be courted by younger men!

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Fact 5 Barramundi live in freshwater, saltwater and estuaries (where fresh and saltwater meet).

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Fact 6 Barramundi are catadromous fish, meaning that they are born in the ocean and live in freshwater — basically the opposite lifestyle of the salmon. However, they also are able to live purely in saltwater.

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Fact 7 A Barramundi’s age is determined by counting growth rings on their scales (much like counting growth rings on a tree).

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Fact 8 Large female barramundi can produce upwards of 32 million eggs in a season.

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Fact 9 Barramundi have been recorded to be over 4 feet long and weighing over 90 lbs!

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Fact 10 Barramundi can travel great distances in a lifetime; one fish was tagged and found 400 miles away.

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Fact 11 Juvenile barramundi have a distinguishing characteristic: the presence of a white dorsal head stripe when they’re between one and five centimeters long.

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Fact 12 Barramundi spawn on the full moon, and their iridescent skin can be seen shimmering through the water during their ‘love dance’. On that note…