lates calcarifer

Questions about lates calcarifer

What does lates calcarifer mean?

lates calcarifer means "a species of large perch noted for its sporting and eating qualities; lives in marine, estuary, and freshwater habitats".

What is another word for lates calcarifer?

Close synonyms include barramundi, giant perch, giant seaperch, Asian seabass, white seabass. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is lates calcarifer a common word?

lates calcarifer is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.