Squaretail kob

The Squaretail kob lives in the demersal, marine environment.

Squaretail kob is found primarily from Salt Rock to Richards Bay, and the Dusky Kob is the premier inshore angling species. The Dusky Kob is, in fact, one of the largest members of the Kob family. More

Squaretail kob reach a maximum size of 1200 mm (13kg). Squaretail kob are found primarily from Salt Rock to Richards Bay (Tugela Banks). The dusky kob is the premier inshore angling species and is one of the largest members of the kob family. More

Common names

Corvina du Sudáfrica in Spanish (español)
Corvina sul-africana in Portuguese (Português)
Maigre d'Afrique du Sud in French (français)
Squaretail kob in English
Stompstert-kob in Afrikaans
方尾白姑魚 in Mandarin Chinese
方尾白姑鱼 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Perciformes
Family : Sciaenidae
Genus : Argyrosomus
Species : Argyrosomus thorpei
Authority : Smith, 1977