Mahi-mahi

Mahi-mahi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Coryphaenidae
Genus: Coryphaena
Species:
C. hippurus
Binomial name
Coryphaena hippurus
Synonyms[2]
  • Scomber pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Coryphaena fasciolata (Pallas, 1770)
  • Coryphaena chrysurus (Lacépède, 1801)
  • Coryphaena imperialis (Rafinesque, 1810)
  • Lepimphis hippuroides (Rafinesque, 1810)
  • Coryphaena immaculata Agassiz, 1831
  • Lampugus siculus Valenciennes, 1833
  • Coryphaena scomberoides Valenciennes, 1833
  • Coryphaena margravii Valenciennes, 1833
  • Coryphaena suerii Valenciennes, 1833
  • Coryphaena dorado Valenciennes, 1833
  • Coryphaena dolfyn Valenciennes, 1833
  • Coryphaena virgata Valenciennes, 1833
  • Coryphaena argyrurus Valenciennes, 1833
  • Coryphaena vlamingii Valenciennes, 1833
  • Coryphaena nortoniana R. T. Lowe, 1839
  • Coryphaena japonica Temminck & Schlegel, 1845
Young fisherman with dolphinfish from Santorini, Greece, c. 1600 BCE (Minoan civilization)

The mahi-mahi (/ˈmɑːhiːˈmɑːhiː/)[3] or common dolphinfish[2] (Coryphaena hippurus) is a surface-dwelling ray-finned fish found in off-shore temperate, tropical, and subtropical waters worldwide. It is also widely called dorado (not to be confused with Salminus brasiliensis, a freshwater fish) and dolphin (not to be confused with the aquatic mammal dolphin). It is one of two members of the family Coryphaenidae, the other being the pompano dolphinfish. These fish are most commonly found in the waters around the Gulf of Mexico, Costa Rica, Hawaii and the Indian Ocean.

  1. ^ Collette, B.; Acero, A.; Amorim, A.F.; Boustany, A.; Canales Ramirez, C.; Cardenas, G.; Carpenter, K.E.; de Oliveira Leite Jr.; N.; Di Natale, A.; Fox, W.; Fredou, F.L.; Graves, J.; Viera Hazin, F.H.; Juan Jorda, M.; Minte Vera, C.; Miyabe, N.; Montano Cruz, R.; Nelson, R.; Oxenford, H.; Schaefer, K.; Serra, R.; Sun, C.; Teixeira Lessa, R.P.; Pires Ferreira Travassos, P.E.; Uozumi, Y.; Yanez, E. (2011). "Coryphaena hippurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T154712A4614989. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T154712A4614989.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Coryphaena hippurus". FishBase. August 2019 version.
  3. ^ "Dictionary.com: define Mahi-mahi".