Keoki & Yuko Okano Stender, Hawaii
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The oceanic-pelagic predator Acanthocybium solandri is found frequently alone or in small loose aggregations rather than in compact schools.
It feeds mainly on fish from small to large, from fast to slow, and goes for tunas like Thunnus atlanticus and Thunnus thynnus, as well as cephalopods like the voracious Humboldt squid and cuttlefish.
Flying fish, porcupine fish and ship halyards are also preyed upon, as are sardines and anchovies. All are captured and swallowed with the very large mouth.
FishBase indicates that Acanthocybium solandri should also eat Sargassum (gulfweed).
The depth distribution from the water surface to 253 meters helps the predator in its search for food.
The streamlined and fast predator occurs solitarily or in small groups; no swarms have been observed so far.
It has only recently become known that the wahoo has been found in the Mediterranean Sea around Malta; the predatory fish is continuously opening up new hunting grounds.
Wahoo grows very fast but its generation time is only an estimated 3 - 5 years.
Wahoo is also an important and tasty game fish, but be careful: fish poisoning
It has only recently become known that wahoo have been found in the Mediterranean Sea around Malta. The predatory fish is continuously opening up new hunting grounds.
Synonyms:
Acanthocybium forbesi Seale, 1912 · unaccepted
Acanthocybium petus (Poey, 1860) · unaccepted
Acanthocybium sara (Lay & Bennett, 1839) · unaccepted
Acanthocybium solanderi (Cuvier, 1832) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Acanthocybrium solandri (Cuvier, 1832) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Acanthoscybium solanderi (Cuvier, 1832) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Acantocybium solandri (Cuvier, 1832) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Cybium petus Poey, 1860 · unaccepted
Cybium sara Lay & Bennett, 1839 · unaccepted
Cybium solandri Cuvier, 1832 · unaccepted
Cybium verany Döderlein, 1872 · unaccepted
Jordanidia solandri (Cuvier, 1832) · unaccepted (senior synonym)
Scomber amarui Curtiss, 1938 · unaccepted
It feeds mainly on fish from small to large, from fast to slow, and goes for tunas like Thunnus atlanticus and Thunnus thynnus, as well as cephalopods like the voracious Humboldt squid and cuttlefish.
Flying fish, porcupine fish and ship halyards are also preyed upon, as are sardines and anchovies. All are captured and swallowed with the very large mouth.
FishBase indicates that Acanthocybium solandri should also eat Sargassum (gulfweed).
The depth distribution from the water surface to 253 meters helps the predator in its search for food.
The streamlined and fast predator occurs solitarily or in small groups; no swarms have been observed so far.
It has only recently become known that the wahoo has been found in the Mediterranean Sea around Malta; the predatory fish is continuously opening up new hunting grounds.
Wahoo grows very fast but its generation time is only an estimated 3 - 5 years.
Wahoo is also an important and tasty game fish, but be careful: fish poisoning
It has only recently become known that wahoo have been found in the Mediterranean Sea around Malta. The predatory fish is continuously opening up new hunting grounds.
Synonyms:
Acanthocybium forbesi Seale, 1912 · unaccepted
Acanthocybium petus (Poey, 1860) · unaccepted
Acanthocybium sara (Lay & Bennett, 1839) · unaccepted
Acanthocybium solanderi (Cuvier, 1832) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Acanthocybrium solandri (Cuvier, 1832) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Acanthoscybium solanderi (Cuvier, 1832) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Acantocybium solandri (Cuvier, 1832) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Cybium petus Poey, 1860 · unaccepted
Cybium sara Lay & Bennett, 1839 · unaccepted
Cybium solandri Cuvier, 1832 · unaccepted
Cybium verany Döderlein, 1872 · unaccepted
Jordanidia solandri (Cuvier, 1832) · unaccepted (senior synonym)
Scomber amarui Curtiss, 1938 · unaccepted
