Fish of the Coryphaena genus of the Coryphaenidae (dolphinfishes) family of the superfamily Percoidea of the Perciformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder.
(Common dolphinfish. Photo © danapointfishcompany.com)
Common dolphinfish or mahi-mahi, or dorado (Coryphaena hippurus) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778).
It inhabits the depths of up to 85 meters. It is a pelagic schooling species. It often swims close to the shore, when the water gets warmer. The maximum recorded length is 210 cm, specimens up to 100 cm long are more common. The maximum weight is 40 kg. Life expectancy is about 4 years. It feeds on fish, crustaceans and squids.
(Common dolphinfish. Photo © teamseafoods.com)
It is a permanent inhabitant of the Adriatic Sea, which is found more often in its southern part.
Names of common dolphinfish or mahi-mahi, or dorado (Coryphaena hippurus) in other languages as follows:
Korifena (Albanian), Обикновена делфинова риба (Obiknovena delfinova riba) (Bulgarian), Κυνηγός (Kunigos) (Greek), Raaman (Hebrew), Lampuga (Spanish), Lampuga (Italian), Große Goldmakrele (German), Koryfena (Polish), Sapatorra, Dourado (Portuguese), Корифена (Korifena) (Russian), Lampuga (Serbian, Croatian), Delfinka (Slovenian), Lambuga (Turkish), Coryphène commune (French), Zlak nachový (Czech).