Definition of cobia
: a large bony fish (Rachycentron canadum of the family Rachycentridae) of warm seas that is a food and sport fish
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Last summer, officials noticed an uptick in the number of cobia — long, large, normally solitary fish that inhabit the Chesapeake Bay’s deep, open waters during warmer months.
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Eligible species are cobia, dolphin, kingfish, wahoo and blackfin tuna.
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Eligible species are kingfish, dolphin, tuna, cobia and wahoo.
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Eligible fish species this year include speckled trout, mangrove snapper, cobia, dorado, red snapper, flounder and sheepshead, with method of take coming into play for speckled trout.
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Eligible species are cobia, dolphin, kingfish, wahoo and blackfin tuna.
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And when the bait is there en masse, the predators are there also; kings, Spanish, jacks, ladyfish, cobia and other species are caught from the span at this time of year.
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Origin and Etymology of cobia
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See words that rhyme with cobia Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about cobia
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