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    Mahi-mahi is not a dolphin, sorry. Mahi-mahi is a fish species, whereas a dolphin is a marine mammal. This contrasts the common name “dolphinfish,” which might imply a connection to dolphins.
    The name mahi-mahi is preferred over dolphinfish so as to not confuse it with the marine mammal. Mahi-mahi is not a dolphin! It was called dolphinfish because of its tendency to swim ahead of sailing ships, as dolphins do.
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    Mahi-mahi - Wikipedia

    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. It is also widely called dorado (not to be confused with Salminus brasiliensis, a freshwater fish) and dolphin (not to be confused with the … 展开

    The name mahi-mahi comes from the Hawaiian language and means 'very strong', through the process of reduplication. … 展开

    Mahi-mahi have compressed bodies and one very long dorsal fin extending from the head almost to the tail fin. Mature males have distinctive "foreheads"; it grows as the fish matures and often protrudes well above the body proper, which is streamlined 展开

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    Mahi-mahi are highly sought for sport fishing and commercial … 展开

    Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Coryphaena hippurus". FishBase. October 2004 version.
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    2023年12月28日 · The dolphinfish is also often called mahi-mahi, and not at all related to the marine mammal dolphins. This colorful, distinct fish has a long body and a blunt face, with a forked caudal fin (tail), and a dorsal fin that runs …