WHATSTHATFISH
Bony fish

Wahoo

Acanthocybium solandri

Also known as: Barracuda, Bastard Mackerel, Hoo, Jack Mackerel, King Mackerel, Kingfish, Malata Kingfish, Mongrel Mackerel, Ono, Pacific Kingfish, Pike Mackerel, Queenfish, Wahoo Fish

Adult
@fishx6 · Maldives, Maldives · February 20231 / 2
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Overview

Found singly, or in small, loose schools, over sunlit oceanic waters.

Scombridae are some of the fastest swimmers in the ocean with their streamlined bodies and retractable fins cruising the open seas of the world for their food.
Tunas and Mackerels form the basis of the worlds largest fishing industry.

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How to identify

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Circumtropical
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Found singly, or in small, loose schools, over sunlit oceanic waters.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderScombriformes
    5. familyScombridae
    6. genusAcanthocybium
    7. speciesAcanthocybium solandri (Cuvier, 1832)

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    More in the family

    Mackerels-Tunas-Bonitos (Scombridae)