Seafood Info

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.

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.
Albacore Tuna	Albacore Tuna	Cutlets	Dark firm flesh with a distinct meaty taste. Albacore is referred to as the 'chicken of the sea' due to its white flesh & texture when cooked.
Barramundi	Barramundi	Whole or fillets	Salt water caught & sea-cage farmed, moist flaky style flesh that cooks up white with a sweet – mild sea taste'.
Luderick	Black Bream	Whole or fillets	Firm texture, mild fish taste ‘good eating’ – ideal for fish cakes Flesh cooks-up a smoky white.
Yellowfin Bream	Bream, Yellowfin	Whole or fillets	Fine, firm flesh, pink before cooking, mild flavour. The flesh is highly regarded
Blue Threadfin	Blue Salmon	Whole	Quite moist & soft , white textured flesh which cooks up white and has an earthy flavour. Suits cooked in breadcrumbs.
Coral Trout	Coral Trout	Whole or fillets	Firm, white flesh, delicate refreshing sweet flavour. One of Australia's premium eating fish.
Dart	Dart	Whole or fillets	Soft dark flesh with a medium distinctive flavour, cooks up smoky white.
Garfish	Garfish, Snubnose	Whole or fillets	Delicate texture, sweet-subtle taste similar to whiting, cooks-up ultra white
Grassy Emperor	Coral Bream, Grassy Sweetlip	Whole or fillets	Light pinkish flesh with a medium fishy flavour, cooks up opaque white.  up opaque white
Oreo Dory	Dory, Mirror	Fillets	Firm, fine textured flesh with a mild sea taste. Caught in NZ, good-eating.
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 taste.
Garfish	Garfish	Whole or fillets	Fine white flesh with a sweet sea flavour, similar in taste to school whiting.
Goldband Snapper	Goldband snapper	Whole or fillets	Firm, flaky flesh with a delicate / sweet flavour. Very good eating fish.
Striped Snapper	Stripey Seaperch	Whole or fillets	Moist, firm flesh with a sweet sea taste. Whole fish generally plate-size and suits oven baking. Very good eating!
Hussar	Hussar	Whole or fillets	Moist, firm flesh with a sweet sea taste. Very similar to Striped Snapper, Good eating!
Saddletail Snapper	Red Jew (Large Mouth Nannygai, Saddletail Seaperch)	Whole, fillets, cutlets	Firm, white flesh with a mild fishy flavour. Very similar in taste to Crimson Snapper.
King Snapper	King snapper (Rosie jobfish)	Whole, fillets, cutlets	Excellent table fish, flesh is firm / flaky  with a mild fishy taste. Very similar in taste to Goldband Snapper.
King Threadfin	King Salmon	Fillets or cutlets	Firm moist flesh with a pleasant mild flavour – taste is likened to barramundi.
Maori cod	Maori cod	Whole or fillets	Soft to firm white flesh, large flakes, sweet taste with a mild fishy flavour. One of the best eating of all of the Cod's.
Diamondscale Mullet	Mullet (Estuary)	Whole or fillets	Smoky white flesh, firm texture with a strong rich fish flavour
Pig Fish	Pig Fish	Whole	Superior table fish with white flesh, excellent mild to sweet flavour & texture, very good for sashimi.
Pearl Perch	Pearl Perch	Fillets	Superior restaurant quality fish with white flesh, very mild fish taste, sweet salty flavour – excellent eating.
Sea Mullet	Sea Mullet	Whole or fillets	(seasonal) Dark firm flesh with a milder flavour. In spawning season  takes on a medium sea taste. Also great smoked – packed with Omega 3 good oils!
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	Sea Perch	Fillets	A very popular table fish with a medium to firm texture, cooks-up ultra white with a mild ocean flavour. Caught in NZ, virtually no bones.
Venus Tusk Fish	Parrot Fish	Whole or fillets	Firm, white moist  flesh with a delicate sea Coral Trout-like flavour. Caught North QLD
Trout	Rainbow trout (freshwater)	Whole or fillets	Soft moist flesh with a rich sea earthy flavour (freshwater) High in Omega 6 pink/orange flesh colour.
Rusty Jobfish	Iron Jaw Jobfish	Whole, fillets,	Excellent eating fish, firm, flaky its white flesh in the sea perch / snapper family. Similar in taste to King Snapper
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 mild to sweet fishy flavour.
Redthroat Emperor	Red Throat Emperor	Whole, or fillets	Firm texture, good eating, sweet flavour with a mild fishy taste.
Crimson Snapper	Red Snapper	Whole, or fillets	Moderately firm flesh that cooks-up white, mild fishy taste, pleasant eating enjoy skin-on or skin-off!.
School Mackerel	School Mackerel	Whole, fillets, cutlets	Mild flavour, firm flaky-style flesh that cooks-up white with a clean sea taste. Very good eating! Steaks or cutlets great on the BBQ!
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 mild fish flavour, virtually no bones.
Snapper	Nobby Snapper Squire	Whole or fillets	Firm chunky flesh with fine eating qualities. White to pinkish flesh – cooks up white.
Spanish Mackerel	Spanish Mackerel	Fillets or cutlets	Cooks up smoky white, rich medium fish flavour, similar to school mackerel.
Swordfish	Swordfish	Loin or cutlets	Firm texture. Very firm flesh, rich in flavour. Likened to the steak of the sea! Very high in the good oils Omega 3.
Tailor	Tailor	Whole or fillets	Dark firm flesh with a strong rich sea / fishy flavour. Packed with the good oils 'Omega 3'. Also great smoked.
Rabbitfish	Black Trevally Happy Moments	Whole or fillets	Firm fine textured flesh with a medium / rich fishy flavour, cooks up a smoky white.
Silver Trevally	Silver Trevally	Whole or fillets	Firm pinkish fillets with a medium / rich fishy flavour, cooks up opaque white. Also great smoked.
Golden Trevally	Trevally	Whole or fillets	Firm fine textured flesh with a medium / rich fishy flavour. Also great smoked.
Spangled Emperor	Yellowtail  sweetlip	Whole or fillets	Firm close-grained flesh that toughens when overcooked, mild sea flavour
Yellowtail Kingfish	Yellowtail kingfish	Fillets or cutlets	Varies from white to dark pink flesh, firm texture, mild pleasant sea flavour. Wild -Caught and Sea-Cage farmed.
Banana Prawn	Banana prawn	Green or cooked	Medium textured white flesh, sweet flavour. Wild-caught in 'Queensland & East Coast'.
Bay Prawn	Bay Prawn	Cooked	Generally sweeter than larger species of prawn. Light sweet taste. Wild-caught  in Moreton Bay.
Endeavour Prawn	Endeavour Prawn	Cooked	Very tasty prawn, medium flavour. As they are a deep-water prawn they are naturally lighter in colour. Wild-caught  in 'North QLD & Moreton Bay'.
Redspot King	Redspot King	Cooked	Naturally light in colour, distinctive spot, medium prawn flavour. Wild-caught in 'North Queensland'.
Black Tiger Prawn	Leader Prawn	Cooked or green	Tiger stripes, bright red when cooked, firm texture, medium prawn flavour. Wild-caught in Moreton Bay.
Tiger Prawn	Tiger prawn	Cooked or green	Striking tiger stripes, cooks up bright red, crunchy firm texture, medium prawn flavour.Wild-caught  in 'North QLD & Moreton Bay'.
King Prawn	Ocean king prawn	Cooked or green	Very firm flesh, rich sea taste, very versatile, bright orange colour, glossy shell. Wild-caught in 'East Coast & SA'.
Blue swimmer Crab	Blue swimmer crab (sand crab)	Cooked or green	Mild, delicate meat with a sweet taste of the sea. Caught in 'Queensland & WA.
Coral Crabs	Coral Crabs	Cooked	Sweet delicate flavour Caught in 'Queensland & East Coast'.
Mud Crab	Mud Crab	Live or cooked	Large, firm grains that flake well & has a very exotic earthy flavour. Caught in 'Queensland & East Coast'.
Spanner Crab	Spanner Crab	Cooked	Medium, sweet flavour – a favourite amongst crab lovers. Caught in 'Queensland & East Coast'.
Rock Crab	Rock Crab	Cooked	Sweet delicate flavour. Caught in 'Queensland & East Coast'.
Three-spot Crab	Three-spot Crab	Cooked	Sweet delicate flavour. Caught in 'Queensland & East Coast'.
Balmain Bug	Balmain Bug	Cooked	Distinct garlic-type flavour much stronger taste than Moreton Bay bugs. Caught Mooloolaba – NSW.
Cuttlefish Norther / Southern	Cuttlefish	Whole or whole cleaned	Tender and flavoursome white firm texture. Caught WA & North QLD.
Champagne Lobster	Champagne lobster	Cooked	Coarse flesh, sweet prawn / bug like flavour. Caught North QLD.
Pipi	Pipi	Live	Strong sea flavour, medium / strong shellfish taste.
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 mild flavour, very versatile in cooking methods, fabulous eating, likened to the poor man's lobster'. Caught Moreton Bay & North Queensland.
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, roe-on, moist centre with a delicate flavour with a rich ocean taste. Harvested in Tasmania.
Saucer Scallops	QLD Scallops	Meat (also roe on)	Firm white flesh, moist centre with a delicate clean sweet flavour. Harvested in QLD.
Squid or Gould's	Arrow Squid	Whole or cleaned	Mild subtle delicate flavour. (calamari) Caught East Coast.
Squid	Pencil Squid	Whole or cleaned	Mild subtle delicate flavour. (calamari) Caught Moreton Bay.
Sandy Sprat	White bait	Whole	Sweet / smooth sea flavour with an extraordinary texture of its own
Western Rocklobster	Lobster (Southern Rock Lobster)	Live or cooked	Firm meat, medium seafood taste with a sweet exotic and very moist flavour.
Southern Rocklobster	Lobster (Southern Rock Lobster)	Live or cooked	Firm meat, medium seafood taste with a sweet exotic and very moist flavour.
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.

For further species information:
Fil-o-Fish Australia – www.filofish.com
Grant's Guide to Fishes – www.grantsguidetofishes.com
Seafood Services Australia – www.fishnames.com.au