The mahi-mahi or common dolphinfish is a surface-dwelling ray-finned fish found in off-shore temperate, tropical, and subtropical waters worldwide. Also widely called dorado 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.

Categories: Commercial fish Fish Fish of the Atlantic Ocean Sport fish
Characteristic of: Hawaiian cuisine Southern cuisine
Also known as:
English: Common dolphinfishdoradodolphinfishmahi mahi
Japanese: 海豚イルカ
Japanese (Romanized): Shiirairuka
Latin species name: Coryphaena hippurus
Wikidata ID: Q14443
Wikipedia title: Mahi-mahi
References:
https://www.hawaii-seafood.org/wild-hawaii-fish/mahimahi/
Wikipedia article: Mahi-mahi
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