Back Wahoo Afrikaans واهو Arabic Уаху Bulgarian Acanthocybium solandri Catalan Tangigue CEB Wahoo German ކުރު މަސް DV Tɔgbɔdzadu EE Acanthocybium solandri Spanish Acanthocybium solandri Basque

Wahoo

This article is about the species of fish. For other uses, see Wahoo (disambiguation).

Wahoo
Scientific classification Edit this 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
Synonyms[3]
  • Cybium solandri Cuvier, 1832
  • Jordanidia solandri (Cuvier, 1832)
  • Cybium sara Lay & Bennett, 1839
  • Acanthocybium sara (Lay & Bennett, 1839)
  • Cybium petus Poey, 1860
  • Acanthocybium petus (Poey, 1860)
  • Cybium verany Döderlein, 1872
  • Acanthocybium forbesi Seale, 1912
  • Scomber amarui Curtiss, 1938

The wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri) is a scombrid fish found worldwide in tropical and subtropical seas. In Hawaii, the wahoo is known as ono.[4] The species is sometimes called hoo in the United States.[5] It is best known to sports, as its speed and high-quality makes it a prized and valued game fish.

  1. ^ Collette, B.; Acero, A.; Amorim, A.F.; Boustany, A.; Canales Ramirez, C.; Cardenas, G.; Carpenter, K.E.; de Oliveira Leite Jr.; N.; Di Natale, A.; Die, D.; Fox, W.; Fredou, F.L.; Graves, J.; Guzman-Mora, A.; Viera Hazin, F.H.; Hinton, M.; Juan Jorda, M.; Kada, O.; Minte Vera, C.; Miyabe, N.; Montano Cruz, R.; Nelson, R.; Oxenford, H.; Restrepo, V.; Salas, E.; Schaefer, K.; Schratwieser, J.; Serra, R.; Sun, C.; Teixeira Lessa, R.P.; Pires Ferreira Travassos, P.E.; Uozumi, Y.; Yanez, E. (2011). "Acanthocybium solandri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T170331A6750961. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T170331A6750961.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Cuvier G. & Valenciennes A. (January 1832). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome huitième. Livre neuvième. Des Scombéroïdes. Historie naturelle des poissons. v. 8: i-xix + 5 pp. + 1–509, Pls. 209–245. [Cuvier authored pp. 1–470; Valenciennes 471–509. Date of 1831 on title page. i-xv + 1-375 in Strasbourg edition.]
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Acanthocybium solandri". FishBase. February 2018 version.
  4. ^ "Wahoo (Ono)". Hawaii-Seafood.org. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  5. ^ Sloan, Robert (September 21, 2007). "Live-Line A 'Hoo". Saltwater Sportsman. Bonnier. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
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