'Menticirrus saxatilis' definitions:

Definition of 'Menticirrus saxatilis'

From: GCIDE

Kingfish \King"fish`\ (k[i^]ng"f[i^]sh`), n. (Zool.) (a) An American marine food fish of the genus Menticirrus, especially Menticirrus saxatilis, or {Menticirrus nebulosos}, of the Atlantic coast; -- called also whiting, surf whiting, and barb. (b) The opah. (c) The common cero; also, the spotted cero. See Cero. (d) The queenfish. [1913 Webster]