cobia
Sign in to saveThe cobia (Rachycentron canadum) (, ) is a species of marine carangiform ray-finned fish, the only extant representative of the genus Rachycentron and the family Rachycentridae. Its other common names include black kingfish, black salmon, ling, lemonfish, crabeater, prodigal son, codfish, and black bonito.
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- Parent taxon
- Rachycentron
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- Rachycentron canadum.jpg
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- P105
- species
- P141
- Least Concern
- P9714
- Salinópolis
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- Culinary use
- Aquaculture
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The cobia (Rachycentron canadum) (, ) is a species of marine carangiform ray-finned fish, the only extant representative of the genus Rachycentron and the family Rachycentridae. Its other common names include black kingfish, black salmon, ling, lemonfish, crabeater, prodigal son, codfish, and black bonito.
==Distribution== It is found in warm-temperate to tropical waters of the West and East Atlantic Ocean, throughout the Caribbean, and in the Indian Ocean off the coast of India, Australia, and the Pacific coast of Japan.