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Acanthocybium solandri (Cuvier, 1832)๐ŸŸ

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SpeciesPerciformesScombridae
Fish

๐ŸŸWahoo

Acanthocybium solandri (Cuvier, 1832)

The wahoo 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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Measurements
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Also called
Acanthocybium solandri, Barracuda, Mackerel, Kingfish, Queen-fish, Wahoo Fish
Conservation status
LCLeast concern

IUCN Red List assessment, 2023.

Population trendStable
Key measurements
Body mass
83 kg
Body length
1.7 m
Shoulder height
not recorded
Top speed
not recorded
Bite force
not recorded
Maximum lifespan
not recorded
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Facts and figures

Everything we know about the Wahoo

Typical adult figures. Where a value is an estimate rather than a measurement, it says so.

Body mass
83 kgmaximum recorded
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Body length
1.7 mrecord 2.5 m ยท FishBasetypical adult
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Record: largest individual on record

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Trophic level
4.26
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Source: FishBase ยท v25.04, estimate table ยท CC BY-NC 4.0

Diet
carnivoreaverage
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From trophic level 4.26 (FishBase): <2.2 herbivore, 2.2โ€“2.8 omnivore, >2.8 carnivore.

Danger to humans
reports of ciguatera poisoning
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Volume l
83 Laverage
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Body mass at ~1.0 kg/L, the density of vertebrate tissue.

average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.

Not recorded for Wahoo yet: shoulder height, top speed, bite force, maximum lifespan.

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Family tree

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. โ€บphylumChordata
  3. โ€บorderPerciformes
  4. โ€บfamilyScombridae
  5. โ€บgenusAcanthocybium
  6. โ€บspeciesAcanthocybium solandri
Full lineage
  1. superclassRay-finned fish ยท Actinopterygii
  2. classActinopteri
  3. subclassNeopterygii
  4. orderAcanthomorphata
All 9 branches โ†“
  1. kingdomMetazoa
  2. phylumChordata
  3. subphylumCraniata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. superclassGnathostomata
  6. superclassRay-finned fish ยท Actinopterygii
  7. classActinopteri
  8. subclassNeopterygii
  9. orderAcanthomorphata
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In other languages
Acanthocybium solandri (es), ๅˆบ้ฒ… (zh), Thazard noir (fr), Acanthocybium solandri (it), Acanthocybium solandri (ca), Wahoo (de) โ€ฆ and 17 more languages
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