The Kiwi with his Corroboree Billabong Barramundi

Generally fish spawn around river mouths so that larval and juvenile barramundi can use swamps that form during the monsoon season. Annual wet season rainfall influences adult spawning success and juvenile recruitment. Juvenile barramundi are highly dependent on estuarine and freshwater habitats. They move from the estuarine areas up into the freshwater habitats to grow for one to two years. During the dry season, Barramundi may become land-locked in up river waterholes and lagoons of river systems. They move back to tidal areas when rains open these rivers. Females produce a lot of eggs - about 300,000 per kg of body weight. Barramundi are a very important commercial species. They are excellent eating.