The barramundi (Lates calcarifer) is a species of diadromous fish in family Latidae of order Perciformes. It ranges from Torres Strait to New Guinea and northern and eastern Australia.
A member of the giant perch family; both wild and farmed varieties exist. Delicately falvoured, with soft flesh, barramundi is well suited to barbecuing, char-grilling, steaming, poaching and pan-frying.