Black king fish

Attaining a maximum length of 2 metres and maximum weight of 68 kilograms , cobia have elongate fusiform bodies and broad, flattened heads.

The Black king fish lives in the reef-associated, oceanodromous, brackish, marine, depth range 0 - 1200 m environment.

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also known as the Black King Fish - can now sink their teeth into Singapore-bred cobia. A pilot project, started last year, to farm the species off St John's Island has been declared successful by the Agri-food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA). More

Black King Fish, Skipjack Tuna, Yellow Fin Tuna, Big Eye Tuna, Silver Croaker, Yellow Croaker, T.T. Croaker, Baracudda, Grey Mullet, Lizard Fish, Silver Sillago (Lady Fish), Trevally, Scad Trevally. More

Common names

Agarrador in Portuguese (Português)
Aruan tasek in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
Bacalao in Spanish (español)
Bacalhau in Portuguese (Português)
Balisukan in Bikol
Beijo-pirá in Portuguese (Português)
Beijupirá in Portuguese (Português)
Beiupirá in Portuguese (Português)
Bejupirá in Portuguese (Português)
Bijupirá in Portuguese (Português)
Biupirá in Portuguese (Português)
Black king in English
Black king fish in English
Black kingfish in English
Black salmon in English
Bonita in Austronesian (Other)
Bonita in Susu
Bonito in English
Bonito in Spanish (español)
Bonito negro in Spanish (español)
Butterfish in English
Cá B?p in Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt)
Cá Bớp in Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt)
Cá Giò in Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt)
Cabio in English
Cabio in Spanish (español)
Cação-de-escama in Portuguese (Português)
Cação-de-escamas in Portuguese (Português)
Caitay in Wayuu
Canado in Portuguese (Português)
Chancarona in Portuguese (Português)
Cobia in English
Cobia in French (français)
Cobia in German (Deutsch)
Cobia in Spanish (español)
Cobia in Swedish (Svenska)
Cobie in Spanish (español)
Cobio in French (français)
Cobla in English
Cod in English
Crab eater in English
Crabeater in English
Cubby yew in English
Cuddul-verari in Sinhalese (සිංහල)
Cuddul-verarl in Tamil (தமிழ்)
Dalag dagat in Tagalog
Dalag-dagat in Tagalog
Dalag-dalag in Maranao/Samal/Tao Sug
Filho-pródigo in Portuguese (Português)
Fogueteiro-galego in Portuguese (Português)
Gabus laut in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
Gile in Tagalog
Goada in Arabic (‫العربية)
Hayoan-tasik in Surigaonon
Itang in Bikol
Jaman in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
Jūn cáo yú in Mandarin Chinese
Kadal-viral in Tamil (தமிழ்)
kingfish in English
Kobia in Afrikaans
Königsbarsch in German (Deutsch)
Kume in Tagalog
Kume in Visayan
Kumi nu'aakhr in Arabic (‫العربية)
Langa-langa in Chavacano
Langlanga in Maranao/Samal/Tao Sug
Langlanga in Tagalog
Lapador in Portuguese (Português)
Lemon fish in English
Ling in English
Madusa in Marathi (मराठी)
Mafou in French (français)
Modasa in Gujarati (ગુજરાતી)
Mondoh in Javanese (basa Jawa)
Muddus in Marathi (मराठी)
Mudhila in Sinhalese (සිංහල)
Mudhilla in Sinhalese (සිංහල)
Mudhu luhula in Sinhalese (සිංහල)
Nal-sae-gi in Korean (한국어)
Ndjika in Portuguese (Português)
Neimeen in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
Nzanzuduma in Portuguese (Português)
Offiziersbarsch in German (Deutsch)
Offiziersfisch in German (Deutsch)
Okakala in Finnish (suomen kieli)
Pako in Agutaynen
Pandauan in Bikol
Pandawan in Cebuano
Pandawan in Hiligaynon
Pandawan in Maranao/Samal/Tao Sug
Pandawan in Tagalog
Pandawan in Visayan
Parabiju in Portuguese (Português)
Parambiju in Portuguese (Português)
Peddah-mottah in Telugu (తెలుగు)
Pegador in Portuguese (Português)
Pegador-listado in Portuguese (Português)
Peixe-piolho in Portuguese (Português)
Peixe-rei in Portuguese (Português)
Peixe-sargento in Portuguese (Português)
Peje Palo in Spanish (español)
Pejepalo in Spanish (español)
Pirá-biju in Portuguese (Português)
Pirabeju in Portuguese (Português)
Pirabiju in Portuguese (Português)
Pirambiju in Portuguese (Português)
Pirão in Creole, Portuguese
Pirão in Creoles and Pidgins, Portuguese
Pirapiju in Portuguese (Português)
Prodigal son in English
Rachica in Polish (polski)
Rachicowate in Polish (polski)
Rachycentridae in Italian (Italiano)
Rémora in English
Runner in English
Sakala in Marathi (मराठी)
Sakalan itang in Bikol
Sakla in Marathi (मराठी)
Sargento in Portuguese (Português)
Seekel in Arabic (‫العربية)
Segel in Arabic (‫العربية)
Seheeha in Arabic (‫العربية)
Sergeant fish in English
Sergeantfish in English
Sergentfisk in Danish (dansk)
Sikel in Arabic (‫العربية)
Sikin in Arabic (‫العربية)
Songoro in Japanese (日本語)
Songoro in Swahili (Kiswahili)
Sookalla in Farsi
Sookalla in Persian (‫فارسی)
Sugi in Japanese (日本語)
Takho in Somali (Soomaaliga)
Tangiging-batang in Bikol
Tangirion in Bikol
Tase in Waray-waray
Tasi in Waray-waray
Tayad in Tagalog
Tayad in Visayan
Tiruk in Hiligaynon
Todié in Wolof (Wollof)
Xí là bái in Mandarin Chinese
кобия in Russian (русский язык)
сержант-рыба in Russian (русский язык)
سوکلا in Persian (‫فارسی)
मदुसा in Marathi (मराठी)
मुधुस in Marathi (मराठी)
साकळा in Marathi (मराठी)
साकाळा in Marathi (मराठी)
મોદસા  in Gujarati (ગુજરાતી)
கடல் விரால் in Tamil (தமிழ்)
கடல் வீரால in Tamil (தமிழ்)
கடல் வீரால்  in Tamil (தமிழ்)
పెద్దా మొత్తా   in Telugu (తెలుగు)
നെയ് മീന്  in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
നെയ്മീന് in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
军曹鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
海丽仔 in Mandarin Chinese
海鱺 in Mandarin Chinese
海鲡 in Mandarin Chinese
海麗仔 in Mandarin Chinese
軍曹魚 in Mandarin Chinese
날쌔기 in Korean (한국어)

Order : Perciformes
Family : Rachycentridae
Genus : Rachycentron
Species : Rachycentron canadum
Authority :

Rachycentron