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The cobia (Rachycentron canadum) (, ) is a species of marine carangiform ray-finned fish, the only extant representative of the genus Rachycentron and the family Rachycentridae. Its other common names include black kingfish, black salmon, ling, lemonfish, crabeater, prodigal son, codfish, and black bonito.
Species
Least Concerncobia
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCarangiformes
- FamilyRachycentridae
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- taxon name
- Rachycentron canadum
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- Rachycentron canadum
- taxon common name
- 黑魽
- MCN code
- 0303.56.00
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- Introduced species
- Migratory habits
- Description
- Habitat
- Ecology
- Life history and reproduction
- Culinary use
- Aquaculture
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The cobia (Rachycentron canadum) (, ) is a species of marine carangiform ray-finned fish, the only extant representative of the genus Rachycentron and the family Rachycentridae. Its other common names include black kingfish, black salmon, ling, lemonfish, crabeater, prodigal son, codfish, and black bonito.
==Distribution== It is found in warm-temperate to tropical waters of the West and East Atlantic Ocean, throughout the Caribbean, and in the Indian Ocean off the coast of India, Australia, and the Pacific coast of Japan.