Wahoo
(Acanthocybium solandri)

Other common names:
Jack Mackerel.
Peto.
Ono (Hawaii).

Identification:
Upper body dark blue or electric blue with waved stripes. Lower body silver.
Overshot lower jaw.
Maxilla (jaw hinge) not visible.
Dorsal fin curved and highest at rear.
Razor sharp teeth.

Temperature range:
21 - 30 Celsius (70 - 86 Fahrenheit).

Typical location:
Reefs where warm current is running close inshore.
In open ocean around bait fish, logs and current lines.
Over deep reefs and holes on the sea bed.

Fishing methods:
Trolling lures, minnows or feather lures close to reefs.
Trolling strip bait, often in combination with plastic squid.
Drifting live bait mullet, yellowtail scad or mackerel.

Fighting characteristics:
A very fast surface run (Recorded 96 km/h), often followed by shorter runs in mid water.

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