Scientific Name
Acanthocybium solan dri
Vernacular Names:
Es/Sp: Peto
Fr/Fr: Thazard-batard
In/En: Wahoo
Local Names:
Colombia: Peto, Sierra, Sierra canalera, Wahoo
Ecuador: Wahoo, Peje sierra, Pez sierra
México: Peto
Panamá: Peto Wahoo, Wahoo
Perú: Wahoo
Commercial names: Wahoo
Simile of international trade: Cosmopolitan
Fishing season: Mainly en the second semester of the year.
Geographical distribution: Its distribution goes from 32° 43’ N to 05° 00’ S in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
Habitat and biology: Epipelagic species, is found in oceanic waters and in nearby areas away from rocky zones of the coast. It feed on pelagic small fish and squids.
Length: Its mean length is 130 cm (OL), though they can be specimens of 210 cm (OL). In the Ecuador specimens are captured of 9 to 18 (kg) of weight and in occasions more than 45 (kg).
