Wahoo
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| Genus: | Acanthocybium Gill, 1862
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| Species: | A. solandri
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| Acanthocybium solandri Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1832
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Wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri) is a scombrid fish found worldwide in tropical and subtropical seas. It is best known to sports fishermen, as its speed and high-quality flesh makes it a prized and valued game fish. In Hawaii, the wahoo is known as ono.[1] The species is sometimes called hoo in the United States.
Wahoo can also mean a term for excitement.
Description
[change | change source]These fish have slender bodies and have large mouths. Some specimens can reach up to 2.5 metres (8 ft 2 in) in length and also weighing up to 83 kilograms (183 lb).[2] The growth of this fish can be quite quick.[3]
Related pages
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Wahoo (Ono)". Hawaii-Seafood.org.
- ↑ "Acanthocybium solandri". FishBase.
- ↑ Lane, Mike (31 October 2006). "Angler's Guide to Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico". Pelican Publishing.
Other websites
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