• Kingfish

    Full definition of kingfish

    Noun

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