I do a heap of spearfishing so I get to try a fair few species of fish - haven't found anything thats terrible in the 10+ years i've been spearfishing My favourites are: John Dory, blue cod, kingfish and giant boarfish Some that people in nz might frown at (but are still awesome) - any of the wrasse family (spotties, banded wrasse, scarlet wrasse etc), Maori chief, rig (in most fish and chips in nz), butterfly perch and pink mao mao.