Available wild-caught, several similar species of this bottom-dwelling marine fish are sold under the marketing name Coral Trout; all are distinctive for their red skin with bright blue spots.
Found mainly near reefs in shallow-mid depth waters over the continental shelf to depths of about 100m around most of the Australian coast from Geraldton (WA) north-east to Newcastle (NSW), and caught mainly with lines, nets and traps, as well as sometimes as bycatch by prawn trawlers. As the name suggests, common Coral Trout is the species most often seen, while passionfruit and vermicular are quite rare.