kingfish

/ˌkɪŋˈfɪʃ/

Definitions of kingfish

1. noun

   any of several food and game fishes of the drum family indigenous to warm Atlantic waters of the North American coast
   type of:

   whiting

   any of several food fishes of North American coastal waters
2. noun

   large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters
   synonyms: Scomberomorus regalis, cero, pintado

   type of:

   Spanish mackerel

   any of several large marine food fishes of the genus Scomberomorus
3. noun

   small silvery marine food fish found off California
   synonyms: Genyonemus lineatus, chenfish, white croaker

   type of:

   croaker

   any of several fishes that make a croaking noise
4. noun

   large game fish of Australia and New Zealand
   synonyms: Seriola grandis

   type of:

   jack

   any of several fast-swimming predacious fishes of tropical to warm temperate seas
5. noun

   the lean flesh of any of several fish caught off the Atlantic coast of the United States
   type of:

   saltwater fish

   flesh of fish from the sea used as food