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Cobia vs Kingfish - What's the difference?

cobia | kingfish |

As nouns the difference between cobia and kingfish

is that cobia is Rachycentron canadum, a perciform marine fish while kingfish is any of several food fishes of the genus genus: Menticirrhus from the Atlantic; kingcroaker.

cobia

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • Rachycentron canadum , a perciform marine fish.

    • External links

    * ("cobia" on Wikipedia) * (Rachycentron canadum) * (Rachycentron canadum)

    kingfish

    English

    (wikipedia kingfish)

    Noun

  • Any of several food fishes of the genus from the Atlantic; kingcroaker
  • Other Atlantic fish
  • # opah (United Kingdom)
  • # white croaker (United Kingdom)
  • # wahoo (Barbados)
  • # (king mackerel)
  • Any of several similar fishes of the Pacific.
  • # (narrow-barred Spanish mackerel) (Australia)
  • # (Japanese meagre) (Australia)
  • # yellowtail amberjack Seriola lalandi (Australia, New Zealand)
  • # (silver gemfish) (Australia)
  • Caranx
  • # (crevalle jack) (Mauritania)
  • # (giant trevally) (sometimes travelli ) (South Africa)
  • cobia, Rachycentron canadum , of warm waters globally.

    • See also

    *yellowtail