: a large bony fish (Rachycentron canadum of the family Rachycentridae) of warm seas that is a food and sport fish
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Anglers can drop a line off the edge of the tower and pull up grouper and cobia for dinner.
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Graham Averill, Outside Online, 11 Sep. 2024
Altogether, their six-fish haul of two amberjacks, two African pompano, a permit, and a cobia weighed roughly 300 pounds.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 6 June 2024
In the same press release, Florida announced a new youth record cobia and a new state record for mangrove snapper—both of which were caught by Julia Bernstein back in January.
—Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 4 Apr. 2024
The camera then pans down to the water where the hooked cobia rolls to the surface as one of the other anglers lowers his bridge net.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 28 Feb. 2024
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Graham Averill, Outside Online, 11 Sep. 2024
Altogether, their six-fish haul of two amberjacks, two African pompano, a permit, and a cobia weighed roughly 300 pounds.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 6 June 2024
In the same press release, Florida announced a new youth record cobia and a new state record for mangrove snapper—both of which were caught by Julia Bernstein back in January.
—Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 4 Apr. 2024
The camera then pans down to the water where the hooked cobia rolls to the surface as one of the other anglers lowers his bridge net.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 28 Feb. 2024
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“Cobia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cobia. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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