Barramundi

Other names	Giant perch
Scientific name	Lates calcarifer
Size Range	Common length — 80cm Maximum length — 180cm
Size limits on takes	Minimum size 58cm Maximum size 120cm 1 greater than 120cm from some dams
Possession limits on takes	possession limit 5 1 during closed season at some dams
Closures	Queensland east coast: midday 1 November to midday 1 February Gulf of Carpentaria: midday 7 October to midday 1 February (but possession on boats allowed to midday 17 October) (does not apply in and from waterways upstream of Awoonga, Burdekin Falls, Callide, Eungella, Fairbairn, Fred Haigh (Lake Monduran), Kinchant, Koombooloomba, Lenthalls, Peter Faust, Teemburra, Tinaroo and Wuruma dams)
Description	silver, olive-grey or grey-blue back brown to golden eyes with bright red reflective glow no markings on fins juveniles are brown to greyish brown with three stripes on the head and scattered white patches on the sides
Distribution	Rockhampton and further north coastal marine estuarine and freshwater habitats adults mainly in estuaries (mangroves and river mouths) juveniles extend up rivers into fresh water often stocked in impoundments

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