Marine Species: Acanthocybium solandri

(Cuvier, 1832)

Taxonomy Structure

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Scombridae
Genus: Acanthocybium
Species: Acanthocybium solandri

Species Data:

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Common Name: Wahoo
Description: This fish has a sturdy mouth with triangular serrated teeth. The snout is long. It's greenish blue dorsally, silvery flanks with 24 to 30 blue vertical bars which extend along the lateral line. It feeds on cephalopods and fish.
Habitat: Pelagic, occurring at depths between 0 and 12 meters.
Color: Greenish blue and silver.
Dimensions: Up to 250 centimeters in lenght.

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