Species ID
View AllMahi Mahi
( Coryphaena hippurus )
Description
Other names
Common Dolphinfish, Dolphin Fish, Dorado, Lesser Dolphin Fish, Dolphinfish
Fast Facts photo courtesy of Greg Weaver, Gold Coast QLD.
How to Catch
Distribution
Eating
Fast Facts
- Is a member of the family Coryphaenidae (dolphinfishes)
- Can grow to 2.1m in length and 40kg in weight
- Pelagic, shoaling fish species that live near the surface, often found around FADs and floating debris
- One of the fastest growing fish in the sea
- Lives for around 4 years
- Fast fish that often leap from the water during the fight
- Will readily take trolled skirted and diving lures, live bait as well as pilchards and whole squid
- Good eating
