Editing Cobia (section)

==Life history==
The cobia is a pelagic spawner, releasing many tiny (1.2&nbsp;mm), buoyant eggs into the water, where they become part of the [[plankton]]. The eggs float freely with the currents until hatching. The larvae are also planktonic, being more or less helpless during their first week until the eyes and mouths develop. The male matures at two years and the female at three years. Both sexes lead moderately long lives of 15 years or more. Breeding activity takes place diurnally from April to September in large, offshore congregations, where the female is capable of spawning up to 30 times during the season.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Brown-Peterson|first1=N.J.|last2=Overstreet|first2=R.M.|last3=Lotz|first3=J.M.|year=2001|title= Reproductive biology of cobia, ''Rachycentron canadum'', from coastal waters of the southern United States|journal=Fish. Bull.|volume= 99|pages=15–28|url=http://fishbull.noaa.gov/991/2.pdf}}</ref>