This is a small list of our seafood products and how they
are commonly sold (fillets / whole). To help you find what you are looking for we have included previous well known names.
As we are a seafood market the selection of items changes on a daily basis
 

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New Marketing Name Old Name Available - Whole or Fillets...? Description Photo 
Atlantic Salmon  Atlantic Salmon  Fillet, cutlets or whole  Medium flavour with a rich distinctive taste. Red to pink flesh.
Barramundi  Barramundi   Whole or fillets Soft, moist flesh with a delicate / mild distinctive  taste
Luderick Black Bream (Luderick) Whole or fillets Fine, firm flesh, pink before cooking, fine table fish
Yellowfin Bream Bream, Yellowfin Whole or fillets Fine, firm flesh, pink before cooking, mild flavour. The flesh is highly regarded
Blue Threadfin Blue Threadfin
(Blue Salmon)
Whole or fillets Fine, white textured flesh with a mild sea flavour
Excellent eating
Coral Trout  Coral Trout  Whole or fillets Firm, white flesh, delicate refreshing sweet flavour. One of Australia's premium eating fish.
Seabream  Coral Bream Whole or fillets  
Dart Dart (oyster cracker) Whole or fillets Soft dark flesh with a distinct flavour
John Dory Dory, John Fillets Firm, fine textured flesh with a mild sea taste. Premium plate fish.
Redspot Emperor Emperor Whole or fillets Soft, moist flesh with a delicate / mild distinctive  taste
Flathead Flathead Whole or fillets Firm white / cream flesh with a medium distinctly - sweet flavour
Sole Sole Whole or fillets Firm fine texture flesh with a mild fish flavour
Garfish Garfish Whole or fillets Fine white flesh with a good sea flavour, very fine flakes. Very sweet clean taste.
Goldband Snapper Goldband snapper Whole or fillets Firm, flaky flesh with a delicate flavour. Very good eating fish.
Striped Snapper Stripey Seaperch
Grunter Bream
Whole or fillets Moist, firm flesh with a sweet delicate fish taste  
Hussar Hussar Whole or fillets Fine white flesh with a sweet delicate fish taste
Saddletail Snapper Red Jew / Red Snapper
(Large Mouth Nannygai,
Saddletail Seaperch)
Whole, fillets, cutlets Firm, fine textured fish with a mild fish flavour  
King Snapper  King snapper 
(Rosie jobfish)
Whole, fillets, cutlets Excellent table fish, flesh is firm, flaky and tasty.
King Threadfin   King Threadfin  
(King Salmon)
Fillets or cutlets firm moist flesh with a pleasant medium taste
Maori cod Maori cod Whole or fillets Firm white flesh, large flakes sweet flavour.
Diamondscale
Mullet
Mullet (Estuary) Whole or fillets Dark firm flesh with a strong rich fish flavour 
Pig Fish Pig Fish Whole Superior table fish with white flesh, excellent flavour & texture, very good for Sashimi
Pearl Perch Pearl Perch Fillets Superior table fish with white flesh, excellent flavour & texture.
Sea Mullet Sea Mullet Whole or fillets (seasonal) Dark firm flesh with a milder flavour. In spawning season  takes on a medium sea taste.
Sand Whiting Sand Whiting Whole or fillets Flesh is firm, flaky with a sweet delicate flavour.
Trout Ocean Trout Whole, fillets, cutlets Soft pink flesh delicate refined taste - flakes well (similar to salmon)
Orange Roughy Orange Roughy
(Sea Perch)
Fillets A very popular foodfish with a soft, moist, white flesh with a mild taste.
Venus Tuskfish Parrot Whole or fillets Firm, white moist  flesh with a delicate sea flavour. Sweet like Coral Trout.
Trout  Rainbow trout 
(fresh water)
Whole or fillets Soft moist flesh with a rich sea earthy flavour ( freshwater)
Rusty Jobfish Iron Jaw Jobfish Whole, fillets, Excellent eating fish, firm, flaky its white flesh in the sea perch / snapper family
Guitarfish Shovelnose Ray / Shark Whole, fillets Excellent eating fish, firm, flaky its white flesh has a mild clean taste.
Red Emperor Red Emperor Whole, fillets, cutlets Excellent eating fish, firm, flaky its white flesh has a delicate flavour.
Redthroat Emperor Red Throat Emperor Whole, or fillets The flesh has been compared brutality with Coral Trout.
Crimson Snapper Red Snapper
(Crimson Perch)
Whole, or fillets Cooked flesh is moderately firm and white.
School Mackerel School Mackerel Whole, fillets, cutlets Dark fleshed with a strong fish flavour, dries out if overcooked hold shape well  
School Whiting School Whiting Whole or butterfly fillets Fine texture, refreshing sweet flavour from the sea
School Shark Flake Fillets Soft, moist, boneless fillets that cook white and have a medium
fish flavour
Snapper Nobby Snapper Whole or fillets Firm chunky flesh with fine eating qualities
Spanish Mackerel Spanish Mackerel Fillets or cutlets Off-white to nearly white when cooked, rich distinct fish flavour.
Swordfish Swordfish Loin or cutlets Fine texture. Very firm flesh, rich in flavour.
Snapper Squire
(Juvenile snapper)
Whole or fillets Firm tender flesh with a good sea flavour - best cooked whole
Guitarfish Shovelnose ray
Fiddler
Fillets    
Tailor Tailor Whole or fillets Dark firm flesh with a strong rich sea / fishy flavour 
Black Trevally Black Trevally Whole or fillets Firm fine textured flesh with a medium / rich fishy flavou
Silver Trevally Silver Trevally Whole or fillets Firm fine textured flesh with a medium / rich fishy flavou

Golden Trevally
Trevally Whole or fillets Firm fine textured flesh with a medium / rich fishy flavour
Tuna Tuna Cutlets Dark firm flesh with a distinct meaty taste
Painted Sweetlip Yellowtail  sweetlip Whole or fillets Firm close-grained flesh that toughens when overcooked, good sea flavour
Yellowtail Kingfish Yellowtail kingfish Fillets or cutlets Varies from white to dark pink flesh, firm texture, mild pleasant sea flavour
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Banana Prawn Banana prawn Green or cooked Medium textured white flesh, sweet flavour
Bay Prawn  Bay Prawn  Cooked Generally sweeter than larger species of prawn. Light sweet taste.
Endeavour Prawn Endeavour Prawn Cooked Fleshy strong flavoured prawn
Farmed Prawn Farmed Prawn Cooked Naturally light in colour, full prawn flavour
Redspot King  Redspot King  Cooked  Naturally light in colour, medium prawn flavour.
Black Tiger Prawn  Leader Prawn  Cooked or green  
Tiger Prawn  Tiger prawn  Cooked or green Very firm flesh, medium flavour.  
King Prawn Ocean king prawn Cooked or green Very firm flesh, rich flavour of the sea
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Blue swimmer Crab
Blue swimmer crab (sand crab) Cooked or green Mild, delicate meat with a sweet taste of the sea.
Coral Crabs Coral Crabs Cooked Sweet delicate flavour
Mud Crab Mud Crab Live or cooked Large, firm grains that flake well & have a very rich earthy flavour
Spanner Crab Spanner Crab Cooked Medium, sweet flavour - a favourite amongst crab lovers.
Rock Crab Rock Crab   Cooked  Sweet delicate flavour
Three-spot Crab Three-spot Crab   Cooked  Sweet delicate flavour
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Balmain Bug Balmain Bug Cooked Distinctly flavoursome much stronger fishy taste than Moreton Bay bugs. Garlic flavour.
Cuttlefish
Norther / Southern 
Cuttlefish  Whole or whole cleaned Tender and flavoursome white firm texture
Champagne Lobster Champagne lobster Cooked  Coarse flesh, sweet flavour.
Pipi Pipi Live  
Mantis Shrimp Mantis Shrimp Green (uncooked) Very soft white flesh with good strong prawn flavour 
(best used as stock)
   
Moreton Bay bug Moreton Bay Bug Green (uncooked) or cooked Sweet rich flavour, good eating.
Green Mussel Mussels - Green lip Shell Very strong rich taste. Slightly chewy.
Blue Mussel Mussels Shell Very strong rich taste, sweet flavour.
Octopus Octopus Whole or whole cleaned Firm white flesh, creamy with grey toning. Mild sea flavour.
Commercial Scallops Tasmanian Scallops Meat (also roe on) Firm white flesh, moist centre with a distinct delicate flavour of its own
Saucer Scallops QLD Scallops Meat (also roe on) Firm white flesh, moist centre with a distinct delicate flavour of its own  
Squid or
Gould's
Arrow Squid Whole or cleaned Mild subtle delicate flavour. (calamari)
Squid Pencil Squid Whole or cleaned Mild subtle delicate flavour. (calamari)
Sandy Sprat White bait Green Sweet / smooth sea flavour with an extraordinary texture of its own
Western Rocklobster Lobster
(Southern Rock Lobster)
Live or cooked Firm meat, medium rich flavour. Sweet delicate extravagant flavour. 
Southern Rocklobster Lobster
(Southern Rock Lobster)
Live or cooked Firm meat, medium rich flavour. Sweet delicate extravagant flavour. 
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Sydney Rock Oysters Sydney rock oysters Shell or bottled Rich and distinctive flavour. Soft textured & moist.
Pacific Oysters Pacific oysters Shell or bottled Rich and distinctive flavour, stronger flavour than Sydney Rock. Soft textured & moist.
Native Oyster  Angassi (wild oyster)  Shell Wild Australian large flat oyster. Rich and distinctive flavour, slight mineral taste.
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