mahi-mahi, common dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) Coryphaena hippurus
Date 1898
Source Guide to the galleries of reptiles and fishes of the British Museum
Author W H Flower (William Henry Flower)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CoryphaenaHippurus.jpg
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.
