Objective To establish a detection method for simultaneously detecting 9 kinds of biogenic amines in aquatic products using the dansyl chloride precolumn derivazation-reverse phase high performance liquid chromatography. Methods The samples were extracted with a 5% trichloroacetic acid solution and derivatized with a 10 mg/mL dansyl chloride acetone solution. The derivatization reaction was terminated with ammonia, and the resulting solution containing the dansyl chloride derivatives of the 9 kinds of biogenic amines was made up to volume with acetonitrile. The sample solution was analyzed by reverse phase liquid chromatography using a C₁₈ column, with a mobile phase gradient of acetonitrile and water, and detected at 254 nm using a ultraviolet detector. Results The limits of quantitation of the 9 kinds of biogenic amines in aquatic products ranged from 1.08 to 7.59 mg/kg, with recovery rates ranging from 85.2% to 106.7% and precision ranging from 1.5% to 4.9%. The established method was used to analyze 50 batches of high-histamine fish sold in Guangzhou. The results revealed that the overall quality of the high-histamine fish in Guangzhou was good. β-phenylethylamine and cadaverine had relatively higher detection rates compared to other biogenic amines, but their content was all below 35 mg/kg. Histamine, putrescine, spermidine, agmatine, and arginine were not detected. Conclusion The method is fast, simple, and highly sensitive, making it suitable for batch sample determination of the 9 kinds of biogenic amines in aquatic products.