Greatly underrated fishes, the threadfin salmons yield thick, sizeable and essentially boneless fillets. They are often available, have a high recovery rate and can have a good shelf life.

Threadfin salmons are excellent eating when cooked in a wide variety of ways. Their firm flesh and large flakes make them absolutely ideal for barbecuing or grilling in steaks, cutlets or fillets, depending on size and variety. The flakes can also be carefully separated after grilling to enhance presentation.

The thick, firm fillets of threadfin salmons make them ideal for use as kebabs (cubed) and in soups, curries or casseroles.

Ideally suited to citrus flavours, threadfin salmons can be accompanied by butters flavoured with herbs such as chives, tarragon and parsley. They are also superb baked, served with roasted vine-ripened tomatoes and fresh herbs.

Flavour Mild

Oiliness Low

Moisture Moist

Texture Firm

Flesh Colour White

Thickness Thick to medium fillets and steaks

Bones There are bones in the fillets but they are easily removed.

Price Threadfin salmons are medium- to high-priced finfish. King threadfin fetches a high price, blue threadfin a medium price.

Suggested Wines

Threadfin salmons are good eating, flaky, tropical finfish that readily absorb the flavours of other ingredients. Wines to match highly flavoured dishes should be light-bodied reds made in the Beaujolais style.

NUTRITION FACTS

per 100g of raw product

Kilojoules	na
Cholesterol	39 mg
Sodium	na
Total fat (oil)	0.9 g
Saturated fat	44% of total fat
Monounsaturated fat	27% of total fat
Polyunsaturated fat	29% of total fat
Omega-3, EPA	53 mg
Omega-3, DHA	119 mg
Omega-6, AA	46 mg

COOKING IDEAS

Bake		Deep Fry
Grill/barbecue		Shallow Fry

IMPORTANT FEATURES

When Caught Year round, but limited supply of king threadfin from November through January

Wild/Farmed Wild

Habitat Saltwater and estuarine

Recovery Rate

Fillets: 70% from headless blue threadfin (gilled and gutted), King threadfin often have large bony growths along the backbone, which make them difficult to fillet. They are therefore often sold as cutlets for maximum recovery.

King Threadfin Research

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Remarks

Threadfin salmons are popular recreational species in Western Australia and northern Queensland.

The king threadfin usually has five long filaments below the pectoral (side) fin, whereas the blue threadfin has only three or four short filaments.

Common Size 50 – 90 cm