Unrelated to Atlantic Salmon and other Salmonidae, which have a much shorter dorsal fin and more pinky-orange flesh. Available wild-caught, it is a coastal fish, occasionally found in estuaries and mainly caught with beach, or purse, seines. The eastern variety is caught along the coasts of southern NSW, south-eastern Victoria, northern and southern Tasmania, and the western variety is caught off the south-western tip of WA, south-western Victoria and south-eastern SA.