Rachycentron canadum | University of the Philippines Mindanao FishDive Project

Rachycentron canadum (Linnaeus, 1766)

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Classification

Kingdom » Animalia

Phylum » Chordata

Class » Osteichthyes

Order » Carangiformes

Family » Rachycentridae

Genus » Rachycentron

Species » canadum

Rachycentron canadum (Linnaeus, 1766)
(Cobia)

Description » (Wikipedia) The cobia (Rachycentron canadum) (/ˈkoʊbiə/, KOH-bee-ə) is a species of marine carangiform ray-finned fish, the only extant representative of the genus Rachycentron and the family Rachycentridae. Its other common names include black kingfish, black salmon, ling, lemonfish, crabeater, prodigal son, codfish, and black bonito.
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Local Name »

Locality/Distribution » [General Santos City, South Cotabato]

Collectors/Field Observers » MA Fortaleza, JJ Lanutan

Species ID by » Cleto L. Nañola, Jr.

Institution/Project » University of the Philippines Mindanao FishDive Project

Collection Code » FDP_SGES_2208_049_A

Cite this page as: Nañola CL, MA Fortaleza, JJ Lanutan, and KL Labrador. 2023. Unpublished data on marine fishes of Sarangani Bay.

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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed:21 August 2012 (FishBase)

Sample Availability and Preservation » Tissue preserved in 95% ETOH; whole fish specimen fixed in formalin

GenBank Accession Number » N/A

Curated by » Maybelle Fortaleza

Last Updated » Sept. 7, 2023, 4:20 p.m.

Cite this page as: Nañola CL, MA Fortaleza, JJ Lanutan, and KL Labrador. 2023. Unpublished data on marine fishes of Sarangani Bay.

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Please contact: Maybelle Fortaleza (University of the Philippines Mindanao) via email: "mafortaleza@up.edu.ph"

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