About Fish Names The Australian Fish Names Standard AS 5300: a voluntary Standard (except export), to be utilised as an Australian industry best practice guide throughout the whole supply chain from primary producer (wild harvest or aquaculture), through to retailers and restaurants, including imported seafood; mandatory use for meeting export requirements and documentation, as referenced in. The Food Standards Code does not define names for fish. The seafood industry has worked with Standards Australia to develop an Australian Fish Names Standard which provides guidance on standard fish names to be used in Australia.
You can purchase electronic or hard copies of the standard (AS -SSA 5300) from the SAI Global website. The Standard, developed by the Fish Names Committee, resulted from extensive consultation and consensus among a wide range of stakeholders, including several of the world's leading fish taxonomists. This list aims to greatly improve seafood marketing in Australia.
The Australian Fish Names Standard includes agreed names for over 600 commercially important domestic and imported species of fish, and over 5,000 other domestic finfish, crustacean, molluscan shellfish, and other invertebrates. Australian Fish Names Standard This Australian Standard® was prepared by Seafood Services Australia Limited. As an accredited Standards Development Organization, Seafood Services Australia Limited develops and publishes seafood standards.
The Standard was endorsed on behalf of the Council of Standards Australia on 16 July 2007. Standard Fish Names Standard Fish Names Australia has over 5000 native species of fish, and many more crustaceans and molluscs. Several hundred of these species are important commercially, and many others support recreational activities such as fishing and diving.
There has long been confusion over fish names in Australia. AS 5300- 2019 This Australian Standard ®was prepared by the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Fish Names Committee, the Standards Reference Body responsible for the technical content of the Australian Fish Names Standard. It was approved by the FRDC Board on 12 June 2019.
This Standard was published on 24 June 2019. The development and maintenance of this standard is the responsibility of the Fish Names Committee and comprises representatives from key seafood industry stakeholders (seafood producers, marketers, retailers, wholesalers, restaurants, seafood processors and importers), government and world's best fisheries taxonomists and fisheries scientists. Australian Fish Names Standard This Australian Standard ® was prepared by the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Fish Names Committee, the Standards Reference Body responsible for the technical content of the Australian Fish Names Standard.
Australian Fish Names Standard Update 2/2025 South American Flathead & Giant Ruby Snapper Public consultation regarding an application to change the Standard Name of Percophis brasiliensis from South American Flathead to South American Duckbill saw an unprecedented volume of public feedback, both for and against the change.