Colloquially known as “Sea Mullet”, “Whiting”, “Virginia Mullet”, “King Croaker”, and “Kingfish”, the humble and delicious kingfish is an often targeted local drum. In fact, the kingfish is not a single species of fish, and in North Carolina, there are three common species:
Northern Kingfish
Menticirrhus saxatilis
Southern Kingfish
Menticirrhus americanus
Gulf Kingfish
Menticirrhus littoralis
To help anglers identify these fishes, we have created this identification aid:
The Kingfishes of North Carolina
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