What animal is this jaw bone from? ( Sal island Cape Verde)
Posted by Kookaplys09@reddit | marinebiology | View on Reddit | 2 comments
Hello everyone, i am in Santa Maria located in Sal island, Cape Verde and yesterday while on the beach diving i found this jawbone I think it is from some type of moray eel or even a lucioperch but im not sure Could you guys help me find out what it is? Thanks ( extra stray kitty pic i found on my table on the outside of my bungalow)
Cha0tic117@reddit
This is a part of the lower jaw of a wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri). It was probably caught offshore by a fisherman who discarded the carcass after fileting it.
Kookaplys09@reddit (OP)
Thanks, i really didnt know