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Kingklip are found at depths ranging from 125 to 1500 feet in the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific Oceans. The Kingklip has a mild, sweet flavor with firm and dense flesh resembling monkfish, but softer and with large loose flakes. Kingklip has long been the traditional ingredient in caldilo congrio a spicy, Chilean-style bouillabaisse.
Golden red and black Kingklip are marketed internationally, but in the United States the Golden and Red are considered to be of the best quality .
If purchasing Red or Golden Kingklip from other that a reputable supplier look for darker fillets with yellow spots. This is the tip off that you've been given black in instead.
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The size of the of the kingklip
which has a head like a fish and a body that resembles an eel can be as
much as 6 feet in length and weigh 50 pounds. The average market
size is about 10 pounds.
