Looks like a sole or flatfish of some kind probably
great table fare would it be too cliche to say
"good on ya mate"

thanks mate :-)

looks a bit like a flat fish but actually it isn't.
Its quite a weird looking bony fish.
The best table fish you can get here in New Zealand.

Bit hard to catch though - gotta be lucky.
Normally they only go for live baits - but this one fell for a soft bait :-)

They got huge extendable soft mouths to swallow small fish.