Cobia

The cobia 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.

Cobia is a prized food fish with firm texture and excellent flavor, usually sold fresh. The fillets are commonly grilled or poached.

Cobia live in warm-temperate to tropical waters of the Atlantic, the Caribbean, and the Indian Ocean off India and Australia, plus the Pacific coast of Japan. They gather around reefs, wrecks, harbors, and buoys, and sometimes enter estuaries and mangroves.