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kingfish

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

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