Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Acanthocybium solandri
guaho, peto, Wahoo
Bright silver to dark gray. May display numerous dark bars, especially when stressed. Nine dorsal finlets and widely forked tail. Length to 2.1m FL, weigths of 83kg
Habitat: oceanic surface-dwelling species; migratory
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Scombriformes
Family
Scombridae
Genus
Acanthocybium
Species
solandri
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Acanthocybium forbesi Seale, 1912, Acanthocybium petus (Poey, 1860), Acanthocybium sara (Lay & Bennett, 1839), Cybium petus Poey, 1860, Cybium sara Lay & Bennett, 1839, Cybium solandri Cuvier, 1832, Cybium verany Döderlein, 1872, Scomber amarui Curtiss, 1938, fide Appeltans et al. (2010)
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Tropical and subtropical waters; in the eastern Pacific from southern Mexico to Peru including all oceanic islands.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Acanthocybium solandri", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7800. Accessed 27 June 2025.