barramundi

barramundi
barramundi [bar′ə mun′dē, ber′ə mun′dē]
n.
pl. barramundi, barramundis, barramundies
1. the Australian lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri): the only existing species of an order (Ceratodiformes) of bony fishes having one lung, large scales, and paddlelike fins
2. any of various edible, freshwater, Australian percoid fishes (esp. genus Scleropages)

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