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Common Dolphinfish

Coryphaena hippurus

Classification

The mahi-mahi ( MAH-hee-MAH-hee), common dolphinfish, dolphinfish, dolphin or dorado (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.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Spain · 18Italy · 11France · 8Peru · 3