Cobia
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Cobia ( Rachycentron canadum ) |
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| Rachycentridae | ||||||||||||
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| Rachycentron | ||||||||||||
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| Rachycentron canadum | ||||||||||||
| ( Linnaeus , 1766) |
The Cobia ( Rachycentron canadum ) Kobia , King fish or officer perch is a marine fish art from the group of Stachelmakrele relatives (Carangiformes). It lives pelagic in open water in tropical and subtropical areas of the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific , grows to a maximum of two meters long and weighs 70 kg.
features
Cobias have an elongated body and a wide, flattened head. The back is brown. The sides of the body are patterned by three dark brown vertical stripes, which are separated by narrow, silvery ribbons. In front of the long dorsal fin are six to nine short, free-standing fin rays . The dorsal fin is supported by one to three hard rays and 26 to 33 soft rays. The anal fin is a little shorter, starts a little after the dorsal fin and has two to three hard and 22 to 28 soft rays. The caudal fin of adult specimens is crescent-shaped, with a slightly longer upper lobe.
Way of life
The Cobia lives in small groups in a variety of habitats, over muddy, sandy, rocky and scree soils, on rocky coasts, by coral reefs , in mangroves and occasionally in estuaries. It feeds on smaller fish, crustaceans and cephalopods . The population in the western Atlantic spawns in the warmer months. Eggs and larvae are pelagic.
Systematics
It is the only species in its genus that belongs to the family Rachycentridae. Among the mackerel relatives it is most closely related to the ship keepers (Echeneidae) and the golden mackerel (Coryphaenidae).
fishing
The cobia is an excellent food fish and is also a popular frogfish. Due to its large distribution area, the Cobia is known under a variety of national and regional names. In international trade it is also offered under the following names: Officer Bass, Ling, Cubby Yew, Black Salmon, Runner, Lemonfish, Black Kingfish, Kingfish, Prodigal Son, Crabeater, Sergeant Fish.
literature
- Joseph S. Nelson : Fishes of the World , John Wiley & Sons, 2006, ISBN 0-471-25031-7 .
Individual evidence
- Jump up ↑ Kurtis N. Gray, Jan R. McDowell, Bruce B. Collette, and John E. Graves: A Molecular Phylogeny of the Remoras and their Relatives. Bulletin of Marine Science, 84 (2): 183-198, 2009 PDF
Web links
- Cobia on Fishbase.org (English)
- Family Rachycentridae on Fishbase.org (English)