Acanthocybium solandri
Wahoo
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Perciformes (Perciformes, Also Called the Acanthopteri)
Scombridae (Mackerels)
Acanthocybium
Acanthocybium solandri (Wahoo)
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Characters
Long snout, strong jaw teeth, relatively long first dorsal fin. Maxilla extends to level of eye. Jaw teeth stout, triangular, compressed, finely serrated, in single series. Gill rakers absent. Pectoral fin less than half head length, moderately falcate, 22-25 rays. First dorsal fin originates over pectoral fin base, 23-27 spines. Second dorsal fin originates about eye diameter behind first dorsal fin, strongly concave margin, 12-16 rays, followed by 7-9 finlets. Interpelvic process bilobed. Anal fin similar to second dorsal fin, 17-19 rays, followed by 9 finlets. Caudal peduncle slender, well-developed lateral keel between two short diagonal keels. Caudal fin semilunate, rather short and deep. Body covered with small scales. Lateral line single, abruptly curves ventrally under first dorsal fin. Gas bladder well developed. Vertebrae 62-64: 30-32 precaudal, 31-33 caudal.
Iridescent bluish green dorsally, silvery on sides and ventrally, with 24-30 cobalt blue vertical bars on side.
Distribution
New Jersey and Bermuda to northern South America, including the entire Gulf of Mexico, the Bahamas, and the Antilles.
Habitat Associations
Epipelagic oceanic species
Biology
Squids and epipelagic fishes, including clupeids, myctophids, exocoetids, carangids, scombrids, and diodontids.
210 cm FL
Spawning takes place from May to October, fecundity up to six million eggs.
An oceanic, epipelagic species frequently solitary or forming small loose aggregations rather than compact schools. Feed on fishes and squids. Eggs and larvae are pelagic (Ref. 6769). An important sport fish in some areas (Ref. 9340). Marketed fresh, salted or spice-cured slices of meat; also frozen (Ref. 9987). Flesh of very good quality (Ref. 9684). Minimum depth from Ref. 005227.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2022-03-01. Resilience: Medium (K=0.34; tm=1-2 y; tmax >4; Fec=6 million).
Commercial or Environmental Importance
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish.
References
Iversen and Yoshida 1957
Hoese and Moore 1977, 1998
Collette and Nauen 1983
Collette 1986b, 2001e, 2002g
Robins and Ray 1986
Boschung 1992
Schaldach et al. 1997
Smith 1997
Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999
Collette, B.B. and C.E. Nauen (1983) FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 2. Scombrids of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of tunas, mackerels, bonitos and related species known to date. Rome: FAO. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(2):137 p.
Sommer, C., W. Schneider and J.-M. Poutiers (1996) FAO species identification field guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of Somalia. FAO, Rome. 376 p.
Sabatié, R., M. Potier, C. Broudin, B. Seret, F. Ménard and F. Marsac (2003) Preliminary analysis of some pelagic fish diet in the eastern Central Atlantic. Col. Vol. Sci. Pap. ICCAT, 55(1):292-302.
Bacchet, P., T. Zysman and Y. Lefèvre (2006) Guide des poissons de Tahiti et ses îles. Tahiti (Polynésie Francaise): Éditions Au Vent des Îles. 608 p.
Patzner, R.A. (2008) Reproductive strategies of fish. pp. 311-350. In Rocha, M.J., A. Arukwe and B.G. Kapoor (eds). Fish reproduction: cytology, biology and ecology. Science Publisher, Inc. Oxford. 631 p.
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