Editing Cobia (section)

==Ecology==
The cobia feeds primarily on [[crab]]s, [[squid]], and fish. Like it's relatives the [[Remora|remoras]], it follows larger animals such as [[shark]]s, [[turtle]]s, and [[manta ray]]s to [[scavenger|scavenge]]. It is a very curious fish, showing little fear of boats.

The predators of the cobia are not well documented, but the [[mahi-mahi]] (''Coryphaena hippurus'') is known to feed on juveniles and the [[shortfin mako shark]] (''Isurus oxyrinchus'') eats the adults.

The cobia is frequently [[parasitism|parasitized]] by [[nematode]]s, [[trematode]]s, [[cestode]]s, [[copepod]]s, and [[acanthocephalan]]s.<ref>{{cite book|author1=Margaret M. Smith|author2=Phillip C. Heemstra|title=Smiths' Sea Fishes|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FnTpCAAAQBAJ&pg=PA662|year=2012|publisher=Springer Science & Business Media|isbn=978-3-642-82858-4}}</ref>