Definition of "kingfish"

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

Other Atlantic fish

1. opah (Lampris guttatus), of the United Kingdom  examples

2. white croaker (Genyonemus lineatus), of the United Kingdom  examples

3. wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri), of Barbados  examples

4. king mackerel (Scomberomorus cavalla)  examples

Any of several similar fishes of the Pacific.

1. narrow-barred Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson) of Australia  examples

2. Japanese meagre (Argyrosomus japonicus) of Australia  examples

3. yellowtail amberjack (Seriola lalandi) of Australia and New Zealand  examples

4. silver gemfish (Rexea solandri) of Australia  examples

Fish of genus Caranx

1. crevalle jack (Caranx hippos) of Mauritania  examples

2. giant trevally or travelli (Caranx ignobilis) of South Africa  examples

Cobia (Rachycentron canadum), of warm waters globally.  examples