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kingfish
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Sciaenoid \Sci*ae"noid\, a. [L. sciaena a kind of fish (fr. Gr. ?) + -oid.] (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Sciaenidae, a family of carnivorous marine fishes which includes the meagre (Sciaena umbra or Sciaena aquila), and fish of the drum and croaker families. The croaker is so called because it may make a croaking noise by use of its bladder; the Atlantic croaker (Micropogonias undulatus, formerly Micropogon undulatus) and the squeteague are a members of the croaker family, and the kingfish is a drum. [1913 Webster +PJC] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Kingfish \King"fish`\ (k[i^]ng"f[i^]sh`), n. (Zool.) (a) An American marine food fish of the genus Menticirrus, especially Menticirrus saxatilis, or {Menticirrus nebulosos}, of the Atlantic coast; -- called also whiting, surf whiting, and barb. (b) The opah. (c) The common cero; also, the spotted cero. See Cero. (d) The queenfish. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Queenfish \Queen"fish`\, n. (Zool.) A California sci[ae]noid food fish (Seriphys politus). The back is bluish, and the sides and belly bright silvery. Called also kingfish. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cero \Ce"ro\, n. [Corrupt. fr. Sp. sierra saw, sawfish, cero.] (Zool.) A large and valuable fish of the Mackerel family, of the genus Scomberomorus. Two species are found in the West Indies and less commonly on the Atlantic coast of the United States, -- the common cero (Scomberomorus caballa), called also kingfish, and spotted, or king, cero ({Scomberomorus regalis}). [1913 Webster]
