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Acanthocybium solandri
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The wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri) is a scombrid fish found worldwide in tropical and subtropical seas. In Hawaii, the wahoo is known as ono. The species is sometimes called hoo in the United States. It is best known to sports fishermen, as its speed and high quality makes it a prized and valued game fish.
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*Acanthocybium solandri*, commonly known as wahoo, is a species of marine fish. It belongs to the family Scombridae and is classified within the order Scombriformes, class Teleostei, and phylum Chordata. The scientific name was established by Cuvier in 1832.
The species is currently listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, with a status assessment from 2023. Its taxonomic status is accepted. Records for this organism are held by institutions including USNM and ECOSUR, with occurrences documented in the United States and Mexico.
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Species
Least Concernwahoo
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilyScombridae
via GBIF · IUCN
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 254
- With media
- 8
- Family
- Scombridae
- Collections
- USNM, ECOSUR
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico
Wikidata facts
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- taxon
- Image
- Acanthocybium solandri Canary.jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon common name
- Wahoo
- taxon name
- Acanthocybium solandri
- Commons category
- Acanthocybium solandri
- Commons gallery
- Acanthocybium solandri
- taxon range
- Brazil
- short name
- A. solandri
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Description
- Distribution
- Life cycle
- Ecology
- Fisheries
- Commercial
- Recreational
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The wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri) is a scombrid fish found worldwide in tropical and subtropical seas. In Hawaii, the wahoo is known as ono. The species is sometimes called hoo in the United States. It is best known to sports fishermen, as its speed and high quality makes it a prized and valued game fish.
==Description== Its body is elongated and the back is an iridescent blue, while the sides are silvery with a pattern of irregular vertical blue bars. These colors fade rapidly at death. The mouth is large, and the teeth of the wahoo are razor sharp. Both the upper and lower jaws have a somewhat sharper appearance than those of king or Spanish mackerel. Specimens have been recorded at up to in length, and weighing up to . The growth of the fish can be quite quick.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Acanthocybium solandri” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.