kingfish
nounEtymology From king + fish.
12 senses
- 1Any of several food fishes of the genus Menticirrhus…
- 2opah (Lampris guttatus), of the United Kingdom
- 3white croaker (Genyonemus lineatus), of the United Kingdom
- 4wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri), of Barbados
- 5king mackerel (Scomberomorus cavalla)
- 6narrow-barred Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson)…
- 7Japanese meagre (Argyrosomus japonicus) of Australia
- 8yellowtail amberjack (Seriola lalandi) of Australia and…
- 9silver gemfish (Rexea solandri) of Australia
- 10crevalle jack (Caranx hippos) of Mauritania
- 11giant trevally or travelli (Caranx ignobilis) of South Africa
- 12Cobia (Rachycentron canadum), of warm waters globally.
Any of several food fishes of the genus Menticirrhus from the Atlantic; kingcroakers.
› Other Atlantic fish
opah (Lampris guttatus), of the United Kingdom
white croaker (Genyonemus lineatus), of the United Kingdom
wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri), of Barbados
king mackerel (Scomberomorus cavalla)
› Any of several similar fishes of the Pacific.
narrow-barred Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson) of Australia
Japanese meagre (Argyrosomus japonicus) of Australia
yellowtail amberjack (Seriola lalandi) of Australia and New Zealand
silver gemfish (Rexea solandri) of Australia
› Fish of genus Caranx
crevalle jack (Caranx hippos) of Mauritania
giant trevally or travelli (Caranx ignobilis) of South Africa
Cobia (Rachycentron canadum), of warm waters globally.
- Related terms
- yellowtail