This is a Mekong Catfish. It's an ugly bugger. I would never eat it, not just because of the way it looks but because it hangs about with raw sewage in the Mekong river delta, Vietnam. At least, that's what Google says.
Except that in Australia it's marketed as "Basa", which sounds a bit more acceptable, a bit like "Sea Bass". Basa has been recommended to me many times by budget-concious Sydneysiders when I've expressed surprise at the price of fish (and bread, which is extortionately expensive). So I bought some from Coles and we had it for tea, not knowing it has previous form. Will I never take my own advice not to eat a fish you haven't seen whole?
For the record, it was a bit rubbery. I can't bring myself to discuss it any further, except to say that Jamie Oliver never intended "tray baked cod with runner beans and pancetta" to contain Mekong Catfish in place of cod, I don't care how cheap it is.
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