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Cobia (Rachycentron canadum) are powerful brown fish with flat heads and dark lateral stripes—often found shadowing buoys, rays, and structure in warm months. They fight like small tuna and yield thick white fillets. Not a shark or remora, though they sometimes follow large animals.
Sources: Maryland DNR · NOAA Fisheries · Visit Ocean City
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