A cusk-eel of South African waters, which is an important commercial food fish.
南非鼬鳚
Genypterus capensis, family Ophidiidae
Example sentencesExamples
Black kingklip meat is lighter, larger, and firmer than the meat of its more expensive cousins.
The old man's platter had a slices of kingklip, succulent tender scallops and half a dozen tiger prawns done to perfection with savoury rice on the side.
And it's worth noting that Van Leuvan serves kingklip, a really weird looking fish farmed in South Africa that is actually more eel than fish.
The area - biologically rich, and home to various shallow and deepwater marine species such as hake, kingklip, monkfish, rock lobster and tune - faces serious threats from trawling and mining activities.
Fillet of kingklip topped with prawns and mushrooms in a champagne sauce, served on a bed of rice with country vegetables.
Origin
Early 19th century: abbreviation of kingklipfish, partly translating Afrikaans koningklipvis 'king rock fish'.