Australian Salmon

Characteristics

Robust body with one continuous dorsal fin (spines & soft rays). Body colour varies from greyish green to steely blue above, usually with yellow to dark spots, and a silver underbelly. The Australian Salmon is not related to the true salmonoid fish but rather to the perch family. The fish are common in large schools with the juveniles often in coastal bays.

Size

Maximum of 6 kg and a length of up to 90 cm.

Distribution

Occurs from Tweed Heads through to Port Philip Bay (Victoria) and Tasmania.

Confusing species

Difficult to separate from the Western Australian Salmon, which can be done by counting the number of gill rakers (lower number in the western species).