The existence of Golden Barramundi in the wild is extremely rare, with the chance of a Golden Barramundi being born one-in-ten million. When Mainstream was founded nearly 20 years ago, there were anecdotal reports of rare golden and platinum coloured Barramundi being in existence.
Fewer than 1 per cent of barramundi share the white colouration.
In Western Australia, barramundi are found in rivers and along the coast from Exmouth Gulf to the Northern Territory border, however, they are most prolific in the Kimberley where a large area of the State's tropical rivers are located.
Our golden one normally goes for $500, but these albino are rarer so would be looking at $1000+. We don't see many of these through years of barramundi farming.
Fact 4 Virtually all barramundi are born male, then turn into females when they are three to four years old.
The existence of Golden Barramundi in the wild is extremely rare, with the chance of a Golden Barramundi being born one-in-ten million.
Harrold's monster weighed an incredible 44.6kg (about 98 pounds) and measured 135cm (almost 4 ½ feet). Its girth was an astounding 107cm (about 3 ½ feet).
A ghostly, mutant ratfish caught off Whidbey Island in Washington state is the only completely albino fish ever seen by both the curator of the University of Washington's 7.2 million-specimen fish collection and a fish and wildlife biologist with more than 20 years of sampling fish in Puget Sound.
Can you eat Barramundi raw or as sushi? Yes! It is great as sashimi, sushi, crudo or in ceviche. Our lawyer requires us to say that consuming raw fish may increase your risk for foodborne illness.
So rare and prestigious, White Albino Sturgeon Caviar is one of the most expensive and most rare foods in the world.
Established in 2006 Cone Bay is Australia's only commercial ocean barramundi farm and now produces 3000 tonnes of high-quality barramundi annually – the bulk of which is sold to Coles supermarkets and the hospitality trade.
The farm is located halfway between Kakadu and Darwin, and its warm water conditions make it ideal for barramundi. “Barramundi have lived in this environment in the Northern Territory for a very long time.
Barramundi or Barra for short is called Kudi in our Kuku Yalanji Language, they are one of our bush tuckers that we like to eat, and that people like to paint.
Discus are some of the most unusual and most expensive fish commonly seen in pet stores. These Amazonian cichlids get their name from their flattened, round shape. Discus come in dozens of varieties, most of which have neon red, blue, or yellow spangling.
Barramundi can grow to a large size (150 cm), and weigh over 40 kg. There are much larger ones recorded though, but they are uncommon. Barra are silvery coloured with large reflective scales and a broad fan-tail. Their size, shape and colour give them a spectacular appearance.
2) It is natural for our barra flesh to be a little grey as it farmed in the ocean where they get a bit of a sun tan! 3) Grey is the natural colour of the flesh, and we DO NOT bleach it to make it look white. 4) Rest assured that our fish is 100% safe for consumption - the flesh will whiten upon cooking too!
Fish that contain high levels of mercury include shark, ray, swordfish, barramundi, gemfish, orange roughy, ling and southern bluefin tuna. Mercury is a naturally occurring element that is found in air, water and food.
Raw freshwater fish including grass carp, bighead carp or snakehead may carry parasites such as Chinese liver fluke, which can cause obstruction, inflammation and cancer of the biliary ducts in the liver. Chinese liver fluke contributes to the majority of local human cases of enteric parasites.
It's the only place the Devils Hole pupfish live in the world, meaning they're some of the rarest fish on earth. Devils Hole is a limestone cave in Nevada's portion of the national park that's partially filled with water and hundreds of feet deep, McClatchy News previously reported.
The rarest animal in the world is the vaquita (Phocoena sinus). It is a kind of critically endangered porpoise that only lives in the furthest north-western corner of the Gulf of California in Mexico. There are only 18 left in the world. It is thought that they may be extinct in ten years.
Thompson, however, finally got a good look at the baby and learned it was indeed an albino, an attribute that made the little koala sensitive to the sun and susceptible to sunburn.
Food availability and water conditions also affect the rate of growth. So, how old is my barra? A metre-long fish is about eight years old and is usually female.
Mr Baunach was wetting a line near Channel Island when he hooked the 63.5cm tagged fish. “I was pretty stoked, it was such a good feeling seeing that red tag in it,” he said. “I've entered the last few Million Dollar Fish competitions but haven't had any luck so it's good to finally catch a tagged barra.”
Home to the famous barramundi, the Northern Territory is widely regarded as Australia's top fishing destination for hooking one of these iconic tropical fish species. The Million Dollar Fish competition was first introduced in 2015 to boost visitation and to give fishos the chance to reel in prize-tagged barramundi.