An account of Ichthyofauna of Digha coast, West Bengal Author Yennawar, Prasanna Author Mohapatra, Anil Author Tudu, Prasad Chandra text Records of the Zoological Survey of India 2017 2017-08-01 117 1 4 4 http://dx.doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v117/i1/2017/117289 journal article 297329 10.26515/rzsi/v117/i1/2017/117289 65429756-07df-406f-a2d0-cba02bf2bfe1 2581-8686 10913757 22. Rachycentron canadum (Linnaeus, 1766) Cobia (Figure 23) Materials examined : 4 ex. , 26.06.2011 ; Mohana , Digha ; Reg No. MARC /ZSI/F1849 . Description : D: VII, 26-33; A: II, 22-28. Head broad and depressed. First dorsal fin with short but strong isolated spines, not connected by a membrane. Caudal fin lunate in adults, upper lobe longer than lower. Back and sides dark brown, with 2 sharply defined narrow silvery bands. Distribution : Worldwide in tropical and subtropical waters, Western Atlantic, Eastern Atlantic, Indo-West Pacific. Remarks : The fish has minor commercial value & gamefish. Size: 200 cm .