It’s great when you find something you and the family love, it makes cooking that much easier. But sometimes you want to change it up and try something different – this can be hard when there are other people involved! We’ve pulled together a list of our favourites and the best alternatives that have similar flavours to help you mix it up without rocking the boat.
Can’t find your favourite? Tell us what it is here and we’ll add it to the list.
| Normally Buy | Other Name | Try this instead |
| Anchovies | Smig | Sardines |
| Atlantic Salmon | Salmon Trout | Mt Cook Salmon Ocean Trout |
| Barramundi | Barra, Asian Sea Bass | Blue-eyed Trevalla Mulloway |
| Blue-Eye | Blue Eye Cod, Blue Eye Trevalla | Mulloway Coral Trout |
| Blue Grenadier | Gemfish Ling |
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| Bonito | Horse Mackreal | Mackerel Tuna |
| Bream | Porgy, Silver or Black Bream | Snapper |
| Cod, Murray | Blue Cod, Bluenose, Greenfish, Cod Fish | Barramundi Mahi Mahi |
| Dhufish | Pearl Perch | Mulloway |
| Emperor, Red | Purplehead Emperor, Red-ear Emperor | Snapper Saddletail Snapper Spangled Emperor |
| Flathead | Deep Sea Flathead, King Flathead, Spiky Flathead |
Gurnard |
| Flounder | Sole Turbot Halibut |
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| Garfish | Sea Garfish, Needle Fish | Sand Whiting King George Whiting |
| Gemfish | Hake, Southern Kingfish | Ling Monkfish |
| Groper | Hapuka, Bass Groper | Hapuku Blue-Eye Trevally |
| Gurnard | Flathead | |
| Herring | Australian Salmon Mullet |
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| Jewfish | Mulloway, Butterfish, Silver Jew | Mahi Mahi |
| John Dory | St Peter’s Fish, Kuparu | Snapper Flounder |
| Kingfish | Yellowtail Kingfish Southern Yellowtail Southern Yellowfish |
For Sashimi: Tuna Salmon Ocean Trout |
| Leather Jacket | File Fish, Ocean Jacket, Cream Fish | Flounder Flathead |
| Ling | Pink Ling | Monkfish Orange Roughy |
| Luderick | Blackfish, Black Bream | Yellowfin Bream Mullet Morwong |
| Mackeral, Spanish | Spotted Mackerel, Blue Mackerel | Gemfish |
| Mahi Mahi | Dolphinfish, Dorado | Jewfish |
| Dory, Silver/Mirror | Red Dory, Sun Dory | Bream |
| Monkfish | Anglerfish, Star Gazer | Ling Orange Roughy |
| Morwong | Sea Bream, Rubberlip Morwong, Silver Perch |
Yellowfin Bream Mullet Luderick |
| Mullet, Red | Goatfish, Barbounia, Rouget | Snapper Leather Jacket |
| Mullet, Sea | Grey Mullet, Bully Mullet | Silver Trevally Australian Salmon |
| Orange Roughy | Red Roughy, Sea Perch, Deep Sea Perch | Monkfish Ling |
| Parrot Fish | Tuskfish | Wrasse |
| Perch, Ocean | Coral Perch, Rock Cod | Bight Redfish Snapper |
| Pilchard | Sardines Mackerel |
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| Red Fish | Nannygai, Red Snapper | Snapper Ocean Perch |
| Ribbonfish | King of the Herring | Hairtail |
| Sardine | Bluebait Pilchards | Mackerel |
| Shark, Gummy | Flake | Angel Shark Fiddler Shark |
| Skate | Ray | Angel Shark |
| Snapper | Cockney Bream, Red Bream | Yellowfin Bream Red Emperor |
| Swordfish | Mahi Mahi | |
| Trevally | Silver or White Trevally | Mullet |
| Trout, Coral | Leopard, Blue Spot Trout | Redthroat Emperor |
| Trout, Ocean | Rainbow Trout, Salmon Trout, Silver Trout | Atlantic Salmon Mt Cook Salmon |
| Trout, Rainbow | River Trout, Steel-Head Trout | Atlantic Salmon Mt Cook Salmon Ocean Trout |
| Tuna, Bluefin | Southern Bluefish | Yellowfin Tuna |
| Tuna, Yellowfin | Bluefin Tuna | |
| Wharehou, Blue | Snotty-Nose Trevellla, Black Trevella, Snotgall Trevally |
Australian Salmon |
| Whitebait, Nanata | Anchovies | |
| Whiting, King George | Spotted Whiting | Sand Whiting Garfish |
| Whiting, Sand | Silver Whiting | King George Whiting Garfish |
| Whiting, School | Red Spot Whiting | Garfish |
| Abalone | Paua, Earfish, Muttonfish, Ormer | Cockles Clams |
| Balmain Bugs | Shovel-Nosed Lobster | Moreton Bay Bugs Lobster Scampi |
| Blue Swimmer Crab | Blue Manner Sand Crab | Balmain or Moreton Bay Bugs Bay Bugs Rocklobster Yabbies |
| Cockles | Arkshell | Periwinkles Clams |
| Cuttlefish | Squid Calamari |
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| Lobster | Crayfish, Rock Lobster, Spiny Lobster | Rocklobster Stargazers |
| Moreton Bay Bugs | Bay Lobster | Balmain Bugs Lobster Scampi |
| Mud Crab | Mangrove Crab | Blue Swimmer Crab |
| Mussels | Black and Green Lip Mussel | Clams Vongoli Pipis |
| Octopus | Squid | |
| Oysters | Sydney Rock & Pacific | Scallops Mussels |
| Pipis | Clam, Goolwa Cockle, Pippie | Clams Mussels |
| Prawns | School, King, Banana, Tiger, Royal Reds | Yabbies |
| Scallops | King Scallops, Common Scallops, Tassie Scallops |
Mussels |
| Scampi | Dublin Bay Prawn, Langoustine, Norway Lobster |
Prawns Lobster Bugs |
| Spanner Crab | Frog Crab | Blue Swimmer Crab |
| Squid | Calamari Squid, Arrow Squid, Etheridge Squid |
Calamari Cuttlefish |
| Yabbie | Freshwater Crayfish, Marron | Prawns Lobster Scampi Crab |