金目鲈 (jīnmùlú) · barramundi (Lates calcarifer), Asian sea bass

Measure Word

一条金目鲈 tiáo

Meanings

1 barramundi (Lates calcarifer)
2 Asian sea bass

About the ingredient

水产 Fish and seafood

A large sea bass with silver scales that also lives in estuaries and rivers, farmed in many Asian countries. Its mild white flesh flakes easily; it is cooked whole or sold as fillets.

Contains fish

Also called 尖吻鲈

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

清蒸金目鲈是东南亚常见的家常菜。

Qīngzhēng jīnmùlú shì Dōngnányà chángjiàn de jiāchángcài.

Steamed barramundi is a common home-style dish in Southeast Asia.

HSK 7-9

金目鲈既能在淡水生长，也能在海水生长。

Jīnmùlú jì néng zài dànshuǐ shēngzhǎng, yě néng zài hǎishuǐ shēngzhǎng.

Barramundi can grow in both fresh and salt water.

Tips

memory

金目 (gold-eye) + 鲈 (perch / sea bass) - gold-eyed sea bass. The fish really does have a luminous gold sheen in its eyes when light hits.

culture

Catadromous: lives mostly in fresh / brackish water, then migrates to the sea to spawn. Major aquaculture species in Taiwan, Thailand, Australia and southern China - Australia even markets it under its Aboriginal name barramundi.