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Wahoo
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Other fish (coast and sea)

Wahoo

Acanthocybium solandri (Cuvier, 1832)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishWahoo
DutchWahoo
SpanishPeto
Chinese沙氏刺鲅
Scientific nameAcanthocybium solandri (Cuvier, 1832)

About this species

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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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderPerciformes
FamilyScombridae
GenusAcanthocybium

Related species in Suriname