What is the meaning of Kingfish?

Any of several food fishes of the genus Menticirrhus from the Atlantic; kingcroakers.

Other Atlantic fish

  1. opah (Lampris guttatus), of the United Kingdom
  2. white croaker (Genyonemus lineatus), of the United Kingdom
  3. wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri), of Barbados
  4. king mackerel (Scomberomorus cavalla)

opah (Lampris guttatus), of the United Kingdom

white croaker (Genyonemus lineatus), of the United Kingdom

wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri), of Barbados

king mackerel (Scomberomorus cavalla)

Any of several similar fishes of the Pacific.

  1. narrow-barred Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson) of Australia
  2. Japanese meagre (Argyrosomus japonicus) of Australia
  3. yellowtail amberjack (Seriola lalandi) of Australia and New Zealand
  4. silver gemfish (Rexea solandri) of Australia

narrow-barred Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson) of Australia

Japanese meagre (Argyrosomus japonicus) of Australia

yellowtail amberjack (Seriola lalandi) of Australia and New Zealand

silver gemfish (Rexea solandri) of Australia

Fish of genus Caranx

  1. crevalle jack (Caranx hippos) of Mauritania
  2. giant trevally or travelli (Caranx ignobilis) of South Africa

crevalle jack (Caranx hippos) of Mauritania

giant trevally or travelli (Caranx ignobilis) of South Africa

Cobia (Rachycentron canadum), of warm waters globally.

Source: wiktionary.org