Key West Mackerel

Wahoo fish are quite fast; they swim up to between 50 and 60 miles per hour and are one of the fastest ocean fish. They are predators to be reckoned with, especially given their excellent eyesight and viciously sharp teeth.

A small and streamlined tuna and a member of the mackerel family, bonitos are more common in offshore, but warm, Atlantic waters and don’t make it into the Gulf much.

Kingfish is a term that actually comprises a number of different species of fish, particularly the king mackerel, the cero, the southern kingfish, and the northern kingfish.