cobia

Summary

cobia is a taxon^[1]. cobia ranks in the top 0.72% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (920 views/month, #1,400 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• cobia's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• cobia is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• cobia's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern^[5].
• cobia belongs to the parent taxon Rachycentron^[6].
• cobia's scientific name is Rachycentron canadum^[7].
• cobia's Commons category is recorded as Rachycentron canadum^[8].
• cobia's taxon synonym is recorded as Apolectus niger^[9].
• cobia's taxon synonym is recorded as Scomber niger^[10].
• cobia is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cobia'}^[11].
• cobia is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Bacalao'}^[12].
• cobia is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Bonito'}^[13].
• cobia is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Bonito Negro'}^[14].
• cobia is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cabio'}^[15].
• cobia is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cobia'}^[16].
• cobia is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cobie'}^[17].
• cobia is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pejepalo'}^[18].
• cobia is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Peje Palo'}^[19].
• cobia is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Cobia'}^[20].
• cobia is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Mafou'}^[21].
• cobia is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Black King'}^[22].
• cobia is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Black Kingfish'}^[23].
• cobia is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Black King Fish'}^[24].
• cobia is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Black Salmon'}^[25].
• cobia is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Butterfish'}^[26].
• cobia is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cabio'}^[27].

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Classification

cobia's scientific name is Rachycentron canadum^[7]. cobia is classified at the rank of species^[4]. cobia belongs to the parent taxon Rachycentron^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cobia'}^[11], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Bacalao'}^[12], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Bonito'}^[13], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Bonito Negro'}^[14], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cabio'}^[15], and {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cobia'}^[16].

Identifiers

cobia's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 131491^[28]. cobia's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 141264^[29]. cobia's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2391729^[30]. cobia's ITIS TSN is recorded as 168566^[31].

Discovery and Description

Things named for cobia include USS Ling^[32], a preserved watercraft^[33], in United States^[34] and USS Cobia^[35], an attack submarine^[36], in United States^[37].

Why It Matters

cobia ranks in the top 0.72% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (920 views/month, #1,400 of 195,241).^[2] cobia has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] cobia is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

Entities named for cobia include USS Ling^[32], a preserved watercraft^[33], in United States^[34] and USS Cobia^[35], an attack submarine^[36], in United States^[37].