Wahoo
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 | |
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| Wahoo | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scombriformes |
| Family: | Scombridae |
| Tribe: | Scomberomorini |
| Genus: | Acanthocybium Gill, 1862 |
| Species: | A. solandri |
| Binomial name | |
| Acanthocybium solandri (Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1832) | |
| Synonyms | |
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