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1 definition of Acanthocybium solandri.
Acanthocybium solandri
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(Cuvier 1831)
Thazard raité, Peto, Wahoo, Wahoo, Thazard-bâtard, Peto, Wahoo, Wahoo, Paere, Pacific king-fish, Queen-fish, Wahoo fish, Ono, Cavalha empinge, Korolevskaya makrel, Peto, Sierra, Sierra canalera, Wahoo, Peto, Peto, Peto, Peto, Sierra, Paala, Ngal-ngalibeo,
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Scientific Name: |
Acanthocybium solandri
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Family/Order/Class: |
Scombridae (Mackerels, tunas, bonitos)
subFamily /
Perciformes / Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) |
Common Name: |
Wahoo |
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Distribution: |
Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: in tropical and subtropical waters, including the Caribbean and Mediterranean seas. |
Climate: |
tropical; 45°N - 38°S |
Environment: |
pelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 12 m |
Description: |
An oceanic, epipelagic species frequently solitary or forming small loose aggregations rather than compact schools. Feeds on fishes and squids. 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). |
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| Reference: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2004. FishBase.
World Wide Web electronic publication.
www.fishbase.org, version (05/2004) and Collette, B.B. and C.E. Nauen. 1983. |
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Acanthocybium solandri is a Wahoo
Source: XML, September 9, 2010
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