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Cobia, Kwale County, Kenia imported from iNaturalist photo 19249056🐟

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SpeciesPerciformesRachycentridae
Fish

🐟Cobia

Rachycentron canadum (Linnaeus, 1766)

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.

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Also called
Prodigal Son, Cod, Runner, Ling, Kingfish, Butterfish, Sergeant Fish, Black Salmon, Black King, Cobla, Crabeater, Black King Fish, Black Kingfish, Cabio, Crab Eater, Cubby Yew, Lemon Fish, Sergeantfish
Conservation status
LCLeast concern

IUCN Red List assessment, 2015.

Population trendUnknown
Key measurements
Body mass
37 kg
Body length
1.1 m
Shoulder height
not recorded
Top speed
not recorded
Bite force
not recorded
Maximum lifespan
15 years
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Body mass
37 kgrecord 68 kg Β· FishBase
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data quality: acceptable

Record: largest individual on record

Source: AnAge Β· AnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR) Β· CC BY 3.0

Body length
1.1 mrecord 2 m Β· FishBasetypical adult
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Record: largest individual on record

Source: FishBase Β· v25.04 Β· CC BY-NC 4.0

Maximum lifespan
15 yearsrecord 15 years Β· FishBase
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data quality: acceptable

Record: largest individual on record

Source: AnAge Β· AnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR) Β· CC BY 3.0

Trophic level
4.22
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Source: FishBase Β· v25.04, estimate table Β· CC BY-NC 4.0

Diet
carnivoreaverage
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From trophic level 4.22 (FishBase): <2.2 herbivore, 2.2–2.8 omnivore, >2.8 carnivore.

Danger to humans
harmless
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Volume l
37 Laverage
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Body mass at ~1.0 kg/L, the density of vertebrate tissue.

average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.

Not recorded for Cobia yet: shoulder height, top speed, bite force.

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  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. β€ΊphylumChordata
  3. β€ΊorderPerciformes
  4. β€ΊfamilyRachycentridae
  5. β€ΊgenusRachycentron
  6. β€ΊspeciesRachycentron canadum
Full lineage
  1. superclassRay-finned fish Β· Actinopterygii
  2. orderAcanthomorphata
  3. familyRachycentridae
  4. genusRachycentron
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  1. kingdomMetazoa
  2. phylumChordata
  3. subphylumCraniata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. superclassGnathostomata
  6. superclassRay-finned fish Β· Actinopterygii
  7. classActinopteri
  8. subclassNeopterygii
  9. orderAcanthomorphata
  10. familyRachycentridae
  11. genusRachycentron
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Rachycentron canadum (es), Rachycentron canadum (fr), 军曹鱼 (zh), Rachycentridae (pt), Rachycentron canadum (pl), Кобия (ru) … and 20 more languages
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