Tuna vs. Kingfish

Tuna vs. Kingfish — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Tuna and Kingfish

Tunanoun

Any of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus in the family Scombridae.

Kingfishnoun

Any of several food fishes of the genus Menticirrhus from the Atlantic; kingcroaker

Tunanoun

The edible flesh of the tuna.

Kingfishnoun

Other Atlantic fish

Tunanoun

The prickly pear, a type of cactus native to Mexico in the genus Opuntia.

Kingfishnoun

opah, Lampris guttatus (United Kingdom)

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Tunanoun

The fruit of the cactus.

Kingfishnoun

white croaker, Genyonemus lineatus (United Kingdom)

Tunanoun

tropical American flat-jointed prickly pear; Jamaica

Kingfishnoun

wahoo, Acanthocybium solandri (Barbados)

Tunanoun

important warm-water fatty fish of the genus Thunnus of the family Scombridae; usually served as steaks

Kingfishnoun

, Scomberomorus cavalla

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Tunanoun

any very large marine food and game fish of the genus Thunnus; related to mackerel; chiefly of warm waters

Kingfishnoun

Any of several similar fishes of the Pacific.

Tunanoun

New Zealand eel

Kingfishnoun

, Scomberomorus commerson (Australia)

Kingfishnoun

, Argyrosomus japonicus (Australia)

Kingfishnoun

yellowtail amberjack, Seriola lalandi (Australia, New Zealand)

Kingfishnoun

, Rexea solandri (Australia)

Kingfishnoun

Caranx

Kingfishnoun

, Caranx hippos (Mauritania)

Kingfishnoun

giant trevally (sometimes travelli) Caranx ignobilis (South Africa)

Kingfishnoun

The cobia, Rachycentron canadum, of warm waters globally.

Kingfishnoun

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

Kingfishnoun

large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters

Kingfishnoun

small silvery marine food fish found off California

Kingfishnoun

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

Kingfishnoun

large game fish of Australia and New Zealand