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Updated: May 27, 2025
This is evidently a corrupted form of "guebum," a name, apparently of Indian origin, given to the same fish in Brazil. It is possible that Tetrapturus is also called "boohoo," since the two genera are not sufficiently unlike to impress sailors with their differences. The names may have been carried from the Malay Archipelago to South America, or vice versa, by mariners.
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