"Kingfish" is used as the vernacular name of a variety of fish: A giant grouper at the Georgia Aquarium Fish are aquatic vertebrates that are typically cold-blooded; covered with scales, and equipped with two sets of paired fins and several unpaired fins. ...

• King mackerel Scomberomorus cavalla (several)
• Kingcroakers Menticirrhus spp. (several)
• Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel Scomberomorus commerson (Australia)
• White croaker Genyonemus lineatus (United Kingdom)
• Cobia Rachycentron canadum (Papua New Guinea)
• Wahoo Acanthocybium solandri (Barbados)
• Crevalle jack Caranx hippos (Mauritania)
• Japanese meagre Argyrosomus japonicus (Australia)
• Yellowtail amberjack Seriola lalandi (Australia, New Zealand)
• Opah Lampris guttatus (United Kingdom)
• Silver gemfish Rexea solandri (Australia)

Because of the potential for confusion, "kingfish" is not used as an official common name by either the AFS or the FAO. The king mackerel Scomberomorus cavalla (Cuvier, 1829) is a migratory species of mackerel that lives its entire life in the open waters of the western Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. ... Species See text. ... Binomial name Genyonemus lineatus (Ayres, 1855) White croaker (Genyonemus lineatus) is a species of croaker occurring in the Eastern Pacific. ... Cobia is also a municipality in Dambovita county, Romania; See: Cobia, Romania Binomial name Rachycentron canadum Cobia (Rachycentron canadum) - also known as black kingfish, black salmon, ling, lemonfish, crabeaters, etc. ... Binomial name Acanthocybium solandri (Cuvier, 1829) Wahoo caught by local fisherman in Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles The Wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri) is a dark blue scombrid fish found worldwide in tropical and subtropical seas. ... Binomial name Caranx hippos (Linnaeus, 1766) Crevalle jack, Caranx hippos, is a fast, saltwater fish that can be found in inland waters along the shoreline of the western Atlantic Ocean from Nova Scotia to Uruguay and the eastern Atlantic from Portugal to Angola. ... Binomial name Seriola lalandi Cuvier and A Valenciennes, 1833 The yellowtail amberjack or great amberjack, Seriola lalandi is a large fish found in the Pacific and Indian oceans. ... Species Lampris guttatus Lampris immaculatus Opah (also known colloquially as moonfish, sunfish, kingfish, and Jerusalem haddock) are large, colourful, deep-bodied pelagic lampridiform fish comprising the small family Lampridae (also spelt Lamprididae). ... Binomial name Rexea solandri (Cuvier, 1832) The silver gemfish or gemfish, Rexea solandri, is a snake mackerel of the genus Rexea, found in south eastern Australia and around New Zealand at depths of between 100 and 700 m. ... It has been suggested that FAOSTAT be merged into this article or section. ...

In addition, many additional common names of various species add adjectives to the basic "kingfish" name; most are vernacular, but a few are sanctioned by AFS or FAO.

• "Kingfish" George Stevens was also a character in the radio and television series Amos 'n' Andy.

• Freeman Gosden, the radio actor who created and portrayed Kingfish on the Amos 'n' Andy radio show, from 1928-1960.

• Tim Moore (comedian), the popular actor who portrayed Kingfish on the Amos 'n' Andy television show, 1951-1953.

• "Kingfish" was also the nickname of Louisiana governor Huey Long, immortalized by Randy Newman in the biographical song "Kingfish". Long appropriated the name from the character "Kingfish" of the [[Amos 'n' Andy]] radio show.

• Bob Weir took part in a Bay Area endeavour in 1975, with friends Matt Kelly and Dave Torbert, called "Kingfish".

• Kingfish is also the NATO reporting name of an air-fired Soviet anti-ship and strike missile, the Raduga KSR-5 (referred to as AS-6 by NATO).

• Kingfish Presents was a concert company in Los Angeles specializing in electronic music artists. From 1990 till 200?.

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