kingfish

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At one of them, Cornelius Carrington, from the Freedom Fish House. fillets a kingfish with the speed and dexterity of a man who has spent many years with a fish knife in his hands.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2024

Mr. Chacón Soto, 58, who has been fishing since he was 13, regularly catches red and queen snapper, kingfish and codfish.

From New York Times • Dec. 27, 2022

The website for the charter boat says customers can catch swordfish, bass and kingfish: “Charter fishing for the serious angler,” it says.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 21, 2022

“If the currents are right, we might see huge schools of horse-eye jacks, snappers, kingfish, tuna,” Navidad continued.

From Washington Post • Apr. 1, 2021

FISH.—Halibut, haddock, striped bass, salmon, flounders, fresh mackerel, Spanish mackerel, blackfish, pompano, butterfish, weakfish, kingfish, porgies, shad, bluefish, clams, brook-trout, whitefish, carp, crayfish, prawns, green turtle, soft crabs, frogs' legs, smoked fish.

From The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) Cooking, Toilet and Household Recipes, Menus, Dinner-Giving, Table Etiquette, Care of the Sick, Health Suggestions, Facts Worth Knowing, Etc., Etc. The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home by Gillette, F. L. (Fanny Lemira)