Mahi-mahi

The mahi-mahi (/ˈmɑːhiːˈmɑːhiː/) or common dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) is a surface-dwelling ray-finned fish found in off-shore temperate, tropical, and subtropical waters worldwide. Also widely called dorado (not to be confused with Salminus brasiliensis, a freshwater fish) and 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.

Mahi-mahi
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Coryphaenidae
Genus: Coryphaena
Species:
C. hippurus
Binomial name
Coryphaena hippurus
Synonyms
  • 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
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