Gulf Kingfish

Coastal Habitats

Animals of the Nearshore Waters 

Gulf Kingfish

Gulf Kingfish

Menticirrhus littoralis

 

Gulf kingfish, also called Gulf whiting, live in small schools in the surf along the Texas coast. Young kingfish sometimes move into the shallows in coastal bays. Like their relatives the southern kingfish, Gulf kingfish feed on bottom-dwelling animals such as worms, clams and other shellfish.

Animals of the Nearshore Waters

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