mahi-mahi, common dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) Mahi-mahi, Coryphaena hippurus (old male). From plate 60 of Oceanic Ichthyology by George Brown Goode and Tarleton H. Bean, published 1896.
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The mahi-mahi or common dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) 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 a member of the Coryphaenidae family. Mahi means very strong in Hawaiian. The name mahimahi means very strong in Hawaiian.
