Wahoo

An oceanic species frequently solitary or forming small loose aggregations rather than compact schools. Feeds on scombrids, porcupinefishes, flyingfishes, herrings and pilchards, scads, lanternfishes, other pelagic fishes and squids. Each mature female may release 6 million eggs per spawning season (Ref. 9340). An important sport fish in some areas and caught with troll lines, artificial lures, or live bait (Ref. 9340). Marketed fresh, salted or spice-cured (slices of meat); also frozen (Ref. 9987). Flesh of very good quality (Ref. 9684).

Feeds on fishes and squids

Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: in tropical and subtropical waters, including the Caribbean and Mediterranean seas; as far north as 44°N in Canadian Atlantic

An oceanic, epipelagic species frequently solitary or forming small loose aggregations rather than compact schools.

nektonic

Known from seamounts and knolls