A Field Guide to Common Marine Fishes of Singapore
Contents

Fish index (by name)
Fish families (by picture)
Glossary
Parts of a fish
Kelvin K P Lim and Jeffrey K Y Low
 
diagram of cobia (rachycentron canadum): whole fish, side view

close-up of head, side view drawing: Kelvin K P Lim
Cobia
Rachycentron canadum (Linnaeus)
Rachycentridae


Dorsal spines very short and separate from one another, dark greyish-brown above with two narrow white stripes along upper part of body. Pelagic carnivore in coastal areas including estuaries. To 2 m. Often used for human consumption, popular game fish.
 
 
Introduction
Coastal Marine Habitats
Fishy Trivia
Dangerous Fishes
Fishes and Man
About the guidebook
 
From A Guide to Common Marine Fishes of Singapore by Kelvin K P Lim and Jeffrey K Y Low
Published by the Singapore Science Centre and sponsored by BP

©Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research and Singapore Science Centre