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Kingfish

noun

The lean flesh of any of several fish caught off the Atlantic coast of the United States.

Large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters. Synonyms: cero, pintado, Scomberomorus regalis.

Small silvery marine food fish found off California. Synonyms: chenfish, Genyonemus lineatus, white croaker.

Any of several food and game fishes of the drum family indigenous to warm Atlantic waters of the North American coast.

Large game fish of Australia and New Zealand. Synonym: Seriola grandis.

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"Kingfish" Quotes from Famous Books

... lalandii, Cuv. and Val. Seriola belongs to the family Carangidae, or Horse- Mackerels. Thyrsites belongs to the family Trichiuridae. The "Barracouta" of Australasia is another species of Thyrsites, and the "Frost-fish" belongs to the same family. The Kingfish of America is a different fish; the name is also applied ...

— A Dictionary of Austral English • Edward Morris

Words linked to "Kingfish" : whiting, genus Genyonemus, genus Menticirrhus, genus Scomberomorus, Scomberomorus, Spanish mackerel, Genyonemus, Menticirrhus, croaker, saltwater fish, jack