Coryphaena

Coryphaena is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes known as the dolphinfishes, and is currently the only known genus in the family Coryphaenidae. The generic name is from Greek κορυφή (koryphē, "crown, top") and -αινα (-aina, feminine suffix).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Species in this genus have compressed heads and single dorsal fins that run the entire length of the fishes' bodies.

Dolphinfish are aggressive predatory fish that actively prey upon oceanic forage fishes, while in turn serving as a primary food source for many larger pelagic predators. The dolphinfish can reach up to about Template:Convert, and are some of the fastest-growing species in the ocean.

Despite the name, dolphinfishes are unrelated to and look unlike dolphins (which are marine mammals with pointed snouts), and commercially their meat is often labeled with its Hawaiian name mahi-mahi to reduce possible public confusion. The origin of the name "dolphinfish" is recent, to avoid confusion with dolphins, as the traditional name of the fish was also "dolphin". Why the mammal and the fish were both called "dolphin" is uncertain, but theories include that dolphinfish communicate using high-pitched sounds similar to a dolphin, and they are about the size of a small dolphin,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> or due to dorado (Spanish for "golden") having been purportedly used historically in Spanish for both dolphins (normally delfín) and dolphinfish.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:<ref>{{#invoke:Cite taxon|main|fishbase|genus=|species=|subspecies=}}</ref>

Image	Scientific name	Common name	Distribution
File:Coryphaena equiselis.jpg	Coryphaena equiselis Linnaeus, 1758	pompano dolphinfish	South America
File:Coryphaenahippurus.JPG	Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus, 1758	mahi-mahi, common dolphinfish, or dorado	Gulf of Mexico, Costa Rica, Hawaii and Indian Ocean.

Local names

This are the common names of Coryphaena hippurus and Coryphaena equiselis across the world.<ref>Palko, B.J., G.L. Beardsley and W.J. Richards. 1982. Synopsis of the biological data on dolfin-fishes, Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus and Coryphaena equiselis Linnaeus. NOAA Technical Report NMFS Circular 443, (FAO Fisheries Synopisis No. 130) </ref>

Country	Common dolphinfish Coryphaena hippurus	Pompano dolphinfish Coryphaena equiselis
Algeria	Lámberg
Croatia	Pučinka
Cuba	Dorado
Cyprus	Dakaunomoutas
France	dorade coryphène	petite dorade coryphène
French Polynesia	Mahimahi
Germany	Goldmakrele
Greece	Kynigòs
Israel	Raaman
Italy	Lampuga
Japan	Toohyaku	Ebisu-shiira
Korea	Man-sae-gi	Jul-man-sae-gi
Lebanon	Lämbukeh
Libya	Lambuka
Malaysia	Belitung, Banang
Malta	Lampuka
Monaco	Lampuga
Morocco	Msi'a amerikano
Peru	Perico
Philippines	Dorado
Spain	Llampuga
Sri Lanka	Rad hava	Diya vannava
Sweden	Guldmakrill
Syria	Bakhti bakhti
Tahiti	Mahi mahi
Taiwan	Fei Niau Fu
Tunisia	Lambouqa
Turkey	Natasha
United States	Dolphin, dolphinfish	Pompano, blue dolphin
Hawai'i and eastern Pacific	Mahi mahi	"The other mahi mahi"
North Vietnam	Cá nục heo [cờ]
South Vietnam	Cá dũa

See also

• List of fish families

References

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