: a large bony fish (Rachycentron canadum of the family Rachycentridae) of warm seas that is a food and sport fish
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Clowes has the cobia stashed in a big freezer.
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Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 20 Feb. 2025
The current all-tackle IGFA world-record cobia weighed 135 pounds 9 ounces and was caught from Shark Bay in Western Australia in 1985 by angler Peter Goulding.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 20 Feb. 2025
The cobia, which measured 42 inches and weighed approximately 30 pounds, was released and could be a new IGFA all-tackle junior length record, pending application approval.
—Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 1 Jan. 2025
Seventh Grader Lands Two Record-Size Fish in One Day
In January, Florida 12-year-old Julia Bernstein caught both a state-record cobia and a state-record mangrove snapper while fishing the Florida Keys.
—Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 1 Jan. 2025
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Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 20 Feb. 2025
The current all-tackle IGFA world-record cobia weighed 135 pounds 9 ounces and was caught from Shark Bay in Western Australia in 1985 by angler Peter Goulding.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 20 Feb. 2025
The cobia, which measured 42 inches and weighed approximately 30 pounds, was released and could be a new IGFA all-tackle junior length record, pending application approval.
—Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 1 Jan. 2025
Seventh Grader Lands Two Record-Size Fish in One Day
In January, Florida 12-year-old Julia Bernstein caught both a state-record cobia and a state-record mangrove snapper while fishing the Florida Keys.
—Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Cobia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cobia. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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