Some evidence indicates southern blue whiting in this area may actually comprise of multiple stocks.

In the Southern Ocean, the southern blue whiting is found.

A related species, southern blue whiting, Micromesistius australis, occurs in the Southern Hemisphere.

Micromesistius australis (southern blue whiting)

In Canada, according to Canadian Food Inspection Agency regulations and the list of acceptable fish species names, "Micromesistius australis" (or southern blue whiting) can also be referred to as blue cod.

Other deep creatures now being harvested or targeted as seafood include rattails, skates, squid, red crabs, orange roughy, black oreos, smooth oreos, hoki, blue ling, southern blue whiting, sablefish, black scabbard fish and spiny dogfish.