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The Wahoo fish belongs to the Scombridae family. The maximum declared size for wahoo is 250 cm in total length, with a maximum weight of 83 kg. As a general rule, individuals reach a height of 100 to 170 cm. He can live up to 6 years. It can appear all year round. It can be fished all year round.
Wahoo is a slender oceanic fish with a scaly body. The jaws are elongated to form an almost beak-shaped snout; the teeth are triangular and finely serrated. Two dorsal fins are present; the first is several times longer than the second. These fins are followed by 8 or 9 pinnules. The anal fin is approximately below the second dorsal fin and also ends in 9 pinnules. Pelvic fins are located under the pectoral fins. The caudal peduncle is narrow and contains three sets of pins. The small scales cover the body and no anterior corselets are present. The lateral line extends over the entire length of the body and suddenly increases under the first dorsal fin. A swim bladder is present. The body is dark blue or green above, with at least 24 corrugated cobalt blue bars extending vertically on the sides. The belly and lower sides are silvered.
The Wahoo fish lifestyle
The Wahoo fish consumes mainly on other pelagic fish, as well as squid. They have been recorded feeding on tuna, bluefin tuna, flying fish, porcupine fish, dolphins, herring, jacks, pilchards, scads and lanterns, as well as many other species.
An average female can produce 60 million floating eggs per egg laying. The size of the wahoo at hatching is 2.5 mm. Little is known about the early history of wahoo, but it is known that wahoo larvae are pelagic and prefer shallow waters less than 100 m deep.
The Wahoo fish habitat
Wahoo is pelagic, living alone or forming small loose aggregations. They gather near drifting objects, including sargasso. Wahoo evolve over the seasons and move to colder waters during the hot summer months.
Wahoo is found all over the world in tropical and subtropical waters: from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean.
The Wahoo fish angling
It can be caught by longline and hook and line.
