Species of fish
Wahoo
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Wahoo
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Scientific classification
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Domain:
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Eukaryota
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Kingdom:
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Animalia
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Phylum:
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Chordata
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Class:
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Actinopterygii
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Order:
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Scombriformes
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Family:
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Scombridae
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Tribe:
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Scomberomorini
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Genus:
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Acanthocybium Gill, 1862
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Species:
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A. solandri
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Binomial name
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Acanthocybium solandri
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Synonyms[3]
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- 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
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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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.]
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Acanthocybium solandri" in FishBase. February 2018 version.