Mahi-mahi
Coryphaena hippurus
Electric blue and gold that fades to grey within minutes of leaving the water. The fastest-growing fish in the ocean — from egg to 20 kg in a single year.
Also known as: Dorado · Dolphinfish
World record
Manuel Salazar · Papagayo Gulf, Costa Rica · 1976
Overview
- Scientific name
- Coryphaena hippurus
- Family
- Coryphaenidae
- Max length
- 6' 11"
- Typical length
- 3' 3"
- Max weight
- 88 lb 3 oz
- Depth range
- 0–85 m
- Conservation status
- Least concern
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Fight
- Table quality
How to catch it
Anything floating holds them: pallets, weed lines, buoys. Cast small ballyhoo or a fly and keep one hooked fish in the water to hold the school.
How big does it get?
What turns up on an ordinary day, and what a very good one looks like. Almost nobody catches a maximum-size fish — this is the honest spread.
1.8 m angler
Character
What this fish is actually like to catch.
Where it lives
Its band in the water column, against the ocean's real depth zones.
When to fish for it
Relative catch activity through the year, northern hemisphere.
Distribution
Trophy Score of all :n logged catches of this species. A score means nothing until you can see the population behind it.
Top catches on FishRankings
The heaviest of this species recorded by our community.
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Log a catch4 Related species
| Species | Species | Worth | Max length | World record | Depth zone | Fight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milkfish Chanos chanos | 252 | 5' 11" | 25 lb 0 oz | Surface Brackish | ||
| Atlantic Tarpon Megalops atlanticus | 250 | 8' 2" | 286 lb | Surface Brackish | Vulnerable | |
| Bonefish Albula vulpes | 222 | 3' 5" | 16 lb 3 oz | Surface Saltwater | Near threatened | |
| Atlantic Tripletail Lobotes surinamensis | 213 | 3' 7" | 42 lb 5 oz | Surface Brackish |
"Worth" is what a catch of that species is worth before any of your own skill counts — higher means harder to find and harder to beat.