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Mahi-mahi

Fish

Mahi-mahi is a fast-growing, surface-dwelling fish found in tropical and subtropical waters worldwide, with a laterally compressed body, a dorsal fin running nearly the full length of its back, and vivid gold, blue, and green coloring that fades to a muted yellow-gray after death. Males develop a distinctively blunt, protruding forehead as they mature, while females keep a rounded head. Rarely living beyond four or five years, it can swim as fast as 50 knots and preys voraciously on smaller pelagic fish, crustaceans, and squid. It is a major target of both commercial and recreational fisheries around the world.

Facts

Classification

Diet

Carnivore 1

System (Realm)

Marine 2

Relationship to People

Farmed or Commercially Raised 1

Relationship to People

Hunted or Fished 1

Living or Extinct

Yes 3

Comparison

NatureServe Rank

GNR Unranked 4

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 5

Scientific Name

Coryphaena hippurus 3

Conservation Status

Least Concern 2

Connections

Child Taxon Of

Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Coryphaena hippurus

In Biome

Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Coryphaena hippurus

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Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Dominican Republic

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Republic of the Congo

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Sources

1. FishBase: Coryphaena hippurus (FishBase)

FishBase

Human uses
Fisheries: highly commercial; aquaculture: commercial; gamefish: yes
Biology: feeding
Feed on almost all forms of fish and zooplankton; also takes crustaceans and squid

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2. Wikipedia: Mahi-mahi

system (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
These fish are most commonly found in the waters around the Gulf of Mexico, Costa Rica, Hawaii, and the Indian Ocean.
Infobox: status
LC

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3. Mahi-mahi (Wikidata)

Wikidata

Wikidata Q14443 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.

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4. NatureServe Explorer: Coryphaena hippurus

NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)

Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)

"roundedGRank": "GNR"

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5. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Coryphaena hippurus

Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology

Conservation Status: CITES
CITES No special status
In Biome: Open Ocean, Habitat Regions, biome: pelagic
pelagic pelagic

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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Coryphaena hippurus

GBIF Backbone TaxonomyChild Taxon Of: Coryphaenidae, Taxon record

Quote, Child Taxon Of: Coryphaenidae, Taxon record

"family": "Coryphaenidae"

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