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kingfish, common name for several fishes, among them the croaker croaker, member of the abundant and varied family Sciaenidae, carnivorous, spiny-finned fishes including the weakfishes, the drums, and the whitings. The croaker has a compressed, elongated body similar to that of the bass. ..... Click the link for more information. and pompano leather jacks is the pilot fish, a slender variety rarely over 2 ft (60 cm) long. Pilot fish, Naucrates ductor, often follow ships and sharks, feeding on the scraps left behind. Another species also called pilot fish is an amberfish. ..... Click the link for more information. . kingfishAny of various fishes, among them certain species of mackerel and a drum. The king mackerel, or kingfish (Scomberomorus cavalla), is a western Atlantic fish about 67 in. (170 cm) long and weighing 79 lbs (36 kg) or more. The kingfish, or whiting (Menticirrhus saxatilis), of the Atlantic, is notable among drums in that it lacks an air bladder. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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After kingfish Governor Roberto Madrazo, now president of the PRI and its likely candidate for the presidency, stole the 1994 contest with a billion pesos provided by a fugitive tycoon who had just looted two newly privatized banks, AMLO marched hundreds of ragtag campesinos 1,000 miles up to Mexico City. No armies here in la-la land, just lots of Americans on the run from the law, surfers, and crazy-ass skaters like Alessandro and his crew of misfits like No-Mas Thomas, Conejo, Brian the Kingfish, the Chino Slacker, Francisco the Argentine crazy man, and assorted others. Like Kingfish of the Amos 'n' Andy radio and television series, Ajax is, depending upon one's perspective, outlaw or free man, anarchist or victim; he is certainly, like Sula, the artist seeking his form. |
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