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 Mackeral
Flathead
Australian Halibut QLD Halibut Cod
Barramundi Barra, Asian Sea Perch, Asian Sea Bass Ling
Blue-eyed Trevalla
Gemfish
Blue-Eye Blue Eye Cod, Blue Eye Trevalla Mulloway
Coral Trout
Blue Grenadier Flathead
Pink Ling
Australian Salmon
Bonito Horse Mackeral Atlantic Mackeral
Bream Porgy, Silver or Black Bream Snapper
Cod, Murray Blue Cod, Bluenose, Greenfish, Codfish Barramundi
Mahi Mahi
Whiting
Leatherjackets
Dhufish Pearl Perch Mulloway
Emperor, Spangled Blue-lined Emperor, Blue-spotted Emperor, Sand Snapper Coral Trout
Saddletail Snapper
Striped Trumpeter
Emperor, Red Pink-eared Emperor, Purplehead Emperor, Red-ear Emperor Coral Trout
Saddletail Snapper
Striped Trumpeter
Flathead Deep Sea Flathead, King Flathead, Spiky Flathead Gurnard
Butterfly Gurnard
Flounder Flathead
Garfish Sea Garfish, Needlefish John Dory
Garfish, Snub-nosed Short-beaked, Snub Gar Whiting
Sand or School Whiting
Gemfish Hake, Southern Kingfish Silver Perch
Groper Hapuka, Bass Groper Hapuku
Gurnard Flathead
Herring Australian Salmon
Mackerel
Mullet
Jewfish Mulloway, Butterfish, Silver Jew Chilean Sea Bass
Mahi Mahi
John Dory St Peter’s fish, Kuparu Bream
Kingfish Yellowtail Kingfish, Southern Yellowtail, Southern Yellowfish for Sashimi: Tuna, Salmon or Swordfish
Leather Jacket File fish, Ocean Jacket, Cream Fish Flounder
Flat Head
Ling Pink Ling Whiting
Luderick Black fish, Black Bream Snapper
Mackeral, Spanish Spotted Mackeral, Blue Mackeral Australian Sardines
Trevally
Mahi Mahi Dolphinfish, Dorado Halibut
Swordfish
Dory, Silver/Mirror Red Dory, Sun Dory Bream
Monkfish Anglerfish, Star Gazer Rocklobster
Morwong Sea Bream, Rubberlip Morwong, Jackass Fish, Silver Perch Luderick
Mullet, Red Goatfish, bBrbounia, Rouget Barramundi
Snapper
Mullet, Sea Grey mullet, Bully Mullet Australian Salmon
Trevally
Other Mullets
Orange Roughy Red roughy, Sea perch, Deep Sea Perch Bream
Parrot Fish Tuskfish Wrasse
Perch, Ocean Coral Perch, Rock Cod Barramundi
Coral Trout
Red Emperor
Snapper
Pike Shortfin pike, Sea Pike, Snook Grouper
Mahi Mahi
Fresh Tilapia
Pilchard Sardines
Mackeral
Redfish Nannygai, Red snapper Whiting
Ribbonfish Oarfish, King of the Herring Gemfish
Ling
Sardine Bluebait Pilchards Mackeral
Shark Flake Whiting
Flathead
Skate Ray Australian Salmon
Snapper Cockney Bream, Red Bream Bream
Mulloway
Blue-Eyed Trevalla
Snook Shortfin Pike Grouper
Mahi Mahi
Fresh Tilapia
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 Salmons
Other Trouts
Yellowtail Kingfish
Trout, Rainbow River trout, Steel-Head trout Atlantic Salmon
Trumpeter Silver perch
Blue-Eye Trevalla
Tuna, BlueFin Southern Bluefish Australian Bonito
Tuna, YellowFin Australian Bonito
Warehou, Blue Snotty-Nose Trevalla, Black Trevalla, Snotgall Trevally Australian Salmon
Whitebait Monkfish, Bass
Whiting, King George Spotted Whiting Garfish
John Dory
Giant Boarfish
Ocean Jacket
Whiting, Sand Silver Whiting Garfish
John Dory
Giant Boarfish
Ocean Jacket
Whiting, School Red Spot Whiting Sand Whiting
Abalone Paua, Earfish, Muttonfish, Ormer Squid / Cuttlefish
Balmain Bugs Shovel-Nosed Lobster Prawns
Lobster
Scampi
Crab
Blue Swimmer Crab Blue Manner Sand Crab Balmain or Moreton Bay Bugs
Rocklobster
Yabbies
Cockles Arkshell Venus Shells
Cuttlefish Squid
Calamari
Lobster Crayfish, Rock Lobster, Spiny Lobster Rocklobster
Stargazers
Marron Freshwater Crayfish Bugs
Moreton Bay Bugs Bay Lobster Rocklobster
Mud Crab Mangrove Crab Blue Swimmer Crab Meat
Mussels Black and Green Lip Mussel Clams
Octopus Squid
Oysters Sydney Rock & Pacific Scallops
Mussels
Pipis Clam, Goolwa Cockle, Pippie Clams
Mussels
Prawns School, King, Banana, Tiger, Royal Reds Lobster tails
Scallops King Scallops, Common Scallops, Tassie Scallops Mussels
Scampi Dublin Bay Prawn, Langoustine, Norway Lobster Balmain Bugs
Crabs
Spanner Crab Frog Crab Banana Prawns
Squid Calamari Squid, Arrow Squid, Etheridge Squid Calamari
Cuttlefish
Yabbie Freshwater Crayfish, Marron Prawns
Lobster
Scampi
Crab