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Wahoo (other)
Wahoo (''Acanthocybium solandri'') is a scombrid fish found worldwide in tropical and subtropical seas. Wahoo may also refer to: Biology * Eastern wahoo (''Euonymus atropurpureus''), a shrub native to eastern North America, also known as American wahoo or wahoo fruit * ''Ulmus alata'', the winged elm or wahoo, a deciduous tree in the southeastern and south central United States Geography * Wahoo, California, a former settlement * Wahoo, Nebraska, a city * Wahoo, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in Marion County * Wahoo Township, Saunders County, Nebraska, a township * Wahoo, Florida, a populated area in Florida Ships * USS Wahoo (SS-238), USS ''Wahoo'' (SS-238), a ''Gato''-class submarine * USS Wahoo (SS-518), USS ''Wahoo'' (SS-518), a ''Tench''-class submarine * USS Wahoo (SS-516), USS ''Wahoo'' (SS-516), a ''Tench''-class submarine * USS Wahoo (SS-565), USS ''Wahoo'' (SS-565), a ''Tang''-class submarine Sports * Chief Wahoo, a mascot for the Cleveland Indian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wahoo
Wahoo (''Acanthocybium solandri'') is a scombrid fish found worldwide in tropical and subtropical seas. It is best known to sports fishermen, as its speed and high-quality flesh makes it a prized and valued game fish. In Hawaii, the wahoo is known as ''ono.'' The species is sometimes called ''hoo'' in the United States. Description Its body is elongated and the back is an iridescent blue, while the sides are silvery with a pattern of irregular vertical blue bars. These colors fade rapidly at death. The mouth is large, and the teeth of the wahoo are razor sharp. Both the upper and lower jaws have a somewhat sharper appearance than those of king or Spanish mackerel. Specimens have been recorded at up to in length, and weighing up to . Growth can be rapid. They are among the fastest fish in the sea. The wahoo may be distinguished from the related Atlantic king mackerel and from the Indo-Pacific narrow-barred Spanish mackerel by a fold of skin that covers the mandible when its mout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
