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Wahoo

Kurumas
Acanthocybium solandri

Acanthocybium solandri is typically caught by trolling and a specialized fishing technique called "Heymas Helun," which is carried out from small rowing boats and involves skipping a wooden model fish across the sea surface to lure the wahoo up within harpoon range. Wahoo are usually caught outside the atoll, beyond the point at which the reef disappears from sight.

Details

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size
Common to 1.3 m; max. 2.1 m
color
Back iridescent bluish green. Numerous dark vertical bars on sides.
order
Perciformes
family
Scombridae
image url
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habitat and biology
Found commonly on outer atoll reefs, epipelagic oceanic species are typically solitary or form loose aggregations rather than compact schools. They feed on pelagic fishes and cephalopods.
distinctive characters
The first dorsal fin has 23-27 spines, the second dorsal fin has 12-16 rays followed by 8 or 9 finlets, the anal fin has 12-14 rays followed by 9 finlets, the teeth are triangular, compressed and finely serrated, the snout is about as long as the rest of the head, and the gill rakers are undeveloped.
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