Wahoo

Wahoo
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Scombriformes
Family:
Scombridae
Subfamily:
Scombrinae
Tribe:
Scomberomorini
Genus:
Acanthocybium

Gill, 1862
Species:
A. solandri
Binomial name
Acanthocybium solandri

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. The species is sometimes called hoo in the United States.

Wahoo can also mean a term for excitement.

Description

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). The growth of this fish can be quite quick.

References

  1. ↑ "Wahoo (Ono)". Hawaii-Seafood.org.
  2. ↑ "Acanthocybium solandri". FishBase.
  3. ↑ Lane, Mike (31 October 2006). Angler's Guide to Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico. Arcadia. ISBN 978-1-4556-0032-8. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)

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