MAHI MAHI / DORADO
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Coryphaena hippurus
Vernacular names:
Es/Sp: Dorado Común
Fr/Fr: Coryphene commune
In/En: Common dolphinfish
Local names:
- Ecuador: Dorado
- Mexico: Delfín, Doradilla, Doradillo, Dorado
- Colombia: Delfín, Dorado
- Perú: Dorado, Perico.
- Costa Rica: Dorado.
- Chile: Dorado de alta mar, Palometa
- Panama: Delfín, Dorado, Pez dorado.
Tradenames:Mahi-mahi, Dolphinfish, Dorado.
simile international importance: Cosmopolitan
fishing season: Todo el año.
Geographic location: Its distribution ranges from 32° 43'N and 37° 00' S in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
habitat and biology: Oceanic and coastal pelagic species. It feeds on fish, crustaceans and mollusks. spawns on the high seas. It is not included in the IUCN Red List.
Size: In artisanal fishing they catch specimens from 42 cm to 180 cm (TL)