different between kingfish vs tomcod

English

Etymology

king +? fish

Noun

kingfish (plural kingfishes or kingfish)

1. Any of several food fishes of the genus Menticirrhus from the Atlantic; kingcroaker
2. Other Atlantic fish
   1. opah Lampris guttatus (United Kingdom)
   2. white croaker Genyonemus lineatus (United Kingdom)
   3. wahoo Acanthocybium solandri (Barbados)
   4. king mackerel Scomberomorus cavalla
3. Any of several similar fishes of the Pacific.
   1. narrow-barred Spanish mackerel Scomberomorus commerson (Australia)
   2. Japanese meagre Argyrosomus japonicus (Australia)
   3. yellowtail amberjack Seriola lalandi (Australia, New Zealand)
   4. silver gemfish Rexea solandri (Australia)
4. Caranx
   1. crevalle jack Caranx hippos (Mauritania)
   2. giant trevally (sometimes travelli) Caranx ignobilis (South Africa)
5. The cobia, Rachycentron canadum, of warm waters globally.

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See also

• yellowtail

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

From French tacaud?, probably influenced by Tom, tom.

Noun

tomcod (usually uncountable, plural tomcods or tomcod)

1. A species of edible cod found in the Atlantic, Microgadus tomcod.
2. Microgadus proximus, found in the Pacific.
3. A kingfish.
4. A jack (fish).

Synonyms

• (Microgadus tomcod): tommy cod, Atlantic tomcod, frostfish, winter cod

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