U.S. Any of various fishes of the West Atlantic; esp. the southern kingfish, Menticirrhus americanus (family Sciaenidae), and any of several hakes of…

A name given to various fishes notable for their size, appearance, or value as food; spec. Chiefly U.S. regional (north-eastern). Originally: a…

the Gulf kingfish, Menticirrhus littoralis (family Sciaenidae), a silvery fish found close to the shores of the Gulf of Mexico and Florida.

U.S. regional. Any of various scorpaenid or sciaenid fishes found in shallow coastal waters, as (in California) the white croaker, Genyonemus lineatus…

U.S. Any of several sciaenid fishes of the western Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; esp. the weakfish, Cynoscion regalis, and a kingfish (genus Mentic…