Lates calcarifer

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Lates calcarifer
    n 1: a species of large perch noted for its sporting and eating
         qualities; lives in marine, estuary, and freshwater
         habitats [syn: {barramundi}, {giant perch}, {giant
         seaperch}, {Asian seabass}, {white seabass}, {Lates
         calcarifer}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Lates \La"tes\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a fish of the Nile.] (Zool.)
   A genus of large percoid fishes, of which one species ({Lates
   Niloticus}) inhabits the Nile, and another ({Lates
   calcarifer}) is found in the Ganges and other Indian rivers.
   They are valued as food fishes.
   [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Cockup \Cock"up\, n. (Zool.)
   A large, highly esteemed, edible fish of India ({Lates
   calcarifer}); -- also called {begti}.
   [1913 Webster]

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