Brackish, Marine
🗒 Synonyms
| synonym | Coriphaena hippurus Linnaeus, 1758 |
| synonym | Corypaena hippurua Linnaeus, 1758 |
| synonym | Coryphaena argyrurus Valenciennes, 1833 |
| synonym | Coryphaena chrysurus Lacepède, 1801 |
| synonym | Coryphaena dolfyn Valenciennes, 1833 |
| synonym | Coryphaena dorado Valenciennes, 1833 |
| synonym | Coryphaena fasciolata Pallas, 1770 |
| synonym | Coryphaena hipporus Linnaeus, 1758 |
| synonym | Coryphaena hyppurus Linnaeus, 1758 |
| synonym | Coryphaena immaculata Agassiz, 1831 |
| synonym | Coryphaena imperialis Rafinesque, 1810 |
| synonym | Coryphaena japonica Temminck & Schlegel, 1845 |
| synonym | Coryphaena margravii Valenciennes, 1833 |
| synonym | Coryphaena nortoniana Lowe, 1839 |
| synonym | Coryphaena scomberoides Valenciennes, 1833 |
| synonym | Coryphaena suerii Valenciennes, 1833 |
| synonym | Coryphaena virgata Valenciennes, 1833 |
| synonym | Coryphaena vlamingii Valenciennes, 1833 |
| synonym | Lampugus siculus Valenciennes, 1833 |
| synonym | Lepimphis hippuroides Rafinesque, 1810 |
| synonym | Scomber pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758 |
🗒 Common Names
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| Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian |
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| Gujarati |
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| Kannada |
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| Malayalam |
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| Marathi |
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| Oriya |
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| Other |
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| Tamil |
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📚 Overview
Brief
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=6, version (12/2013).
| Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=6, version (12/2013). |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY_NC |
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Diagnostic Keys
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 58 - 66; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 25 - 31; Vertebrae: 31
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=6, version (12/2013).
| Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=6, version (12/2013). |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
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Description
Greatest body depth in adults less than 25% of standard length; tooth patch on tongue small and oval; single dorsal fin extending from above eye almost to caudal fin with 58-66 rays; a concave anal fin extending from anus almost to caudal fin; pectoral fin more than half of head length . Caudal vertebrae usually 18 . Mature males Posses a prominent bony crest in front of the head. The color is striking with golden hues on the sides, metallic blues and greens on the back and sides, with white and yellow on the underparts. Small specimens have pronounced vertical bars on the sides of the body.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=6, version (12/2013).
| Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=6, version (12/2013). |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY_NC |
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📚 Nomenclature and Classification
📚 Natural History
Life Cycle
In East African waters, spawning season may last from March to early June and spawning occurs inshore. In the western Pacific, sex ratios were about equal during spawning season. Spawning in the western Atlantic occurs over an extended period of time. Spawn naturally in captivity without artificial inducement .
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=6, version (12/2013).
| Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=6, version (12/2013). |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY_NC |
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Migration
Oceanodromous. Migrating within oceans typically between spawning and different feeding areas, as tunas do. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=6, version (12/2013).
| Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=6, version (12/2013). |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
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Size
Max Length
200 TL (unsexed)
Size
210 cm TL (male/unsexed; ); max. published weight: 40.0 kg ; max. reported age: 4 years
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=6, version (12/2013).
| Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=6, version (12/2013). |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
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Trophic Strategy
Found in open waters but also near the coast . Forms schools. Piscivore . An analysis of stomach contents suggests that feeding is round the clock. Dolphins tend to be closely associated with Sargassum communities as well as with floating and drifting objects on the high seas. In eastern Caribbean, diet varies with season, and mysids are a very important component from October to December . Diet also varies slightly with predator size (small dolphinfish eat fewer flyingfish and more squid than larger sized dolphinfish), and with sex (males take proportionally more of the active fast swimming species such as flyingfish, squid and dolphinfish than do females) .
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=6, version (12/2013).
| Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=6, version (12/2013). |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
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Diseases
Anilocara Disease. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) ;
Bathycotyl Disease. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) ;
Branchiella Disease. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) ;
Caligus Infestation 1. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) ;
Caligus Infestation 2. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) ;
Capsula Disease. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) ;
Charopinopsis Disease. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) ;
Contracaecum Disease. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) ;
Dibothriorhynchus Infestation. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) ;
Dinurus Disease. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) ;
Dinurus Disease. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) ;
Dinurus Infestation 2. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) ;
Dinurus Infestation. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) ;
Elytrophora Infestation. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) ;
Euryphorous Disease. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) ;
Eutyphis Disease. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) ;
Hirudinella Disease. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) ;
Hirudinella Infestation. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) ;
Hysterothylacium Infection 1. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) ;
Lernacenicus Disease. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc. )
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=6, version (12/2013).
| Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=6, version (12/2013). |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
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No Data
📚 Habitat and Distribution
General Habitat
Habitat
Marine
Habitat pelagic-neritic; oceanodromous ; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 85 m , usually 5 - 10 m
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=6, version (12/2013).
| Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=6, version (12/2013). |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
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Description
Remark
Found in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and west coast of India
Occurrence
native
Distribution
Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: in tropical and subtropical waters. Highly migratory species, Annex I of the 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea .
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=6, version (12/2013).
| Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=6, version (12/2013). |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
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📚 Occurrence
No Data
📚 Demography and Conservation
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
Not Evaluated IUCN 2006
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=6, version (12/2013).
| Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=6, version (12/2013). |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY_NC |
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No Data
📚 Uses and Management
Uses
fisheries: highly commercial; aquaculture: commercial; gamefish: yes; price category: high; price reliability: reliable: based on ex-vessel price for this species
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=6, version (12/2013).
| Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=6, version (12/2013). |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
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No Data
📚 Information Listing
References
Overview > Diagnostic > Diagnostic Keys
- Palko, B.J., G.L. Beardsley and W.J. Richards 1982 Synopsis of the biological data on dolphin-fishes, Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus and Coryphaena equiselis Linnaeus. FAO Fish. Synop. (130); NOAA Tech. Rep. NMFS Circ. (443).
Overview > Diagnostic > Description
- Palko, B.J., G.L. Beardsley and W.J. Richards 1982 Synopsis of the biological data on dolphin-fishes, Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus and Coryphaena equiselis Linnaeus. FAO Fish. Synop. (130); NOAA Tech. Rep. NMFS Circ. (443).
Natural History > Life Cycle
- Palko, B.J., G.L. Beardsley and W.J. Richards 1982 Synopsis of the biological data on dolphin-fishes, Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus and Coryphaena equiselis Linnaeus. FAO Fish. Synop. (130); NOAA Tech. Rep. NMFS Circ. (443).
Natural History > Migration
- Riede, K. 2004 Global register of migratory species - from global to regional scales. Final Report of the R&D-Projekt 808 05 081. Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Bonn, Germany. 329 p.
Natural History > Size
- Collette, B.B. 1999 Coryphaenidae. Dolphinfishes, "dolphins". p. 2656-2658. In: K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Volume 4. Bony fishes part 2 (Mugilidae to Carangidae). FAO, Rome. Allen, G.R. and R.C. Steene 1988 Fishes of Christmas Island Indian Ocean. Christmas Island Natural History Association, Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, 6798, Australia. 197 p. Uchiyama, J.H., R.K. Burch and S.A. Kraul, Jr. 1986 Growth of dolphins, Coryphaena hippurus and C. equiselis in Hawaiian waters as determined by daily increments on otoliths. Fish. Bull. 84(1):186-191.
Natural History > Trophic Strategy
- Palko, B.J., G.L. Beardsley and W.J. Richards 1982 Synopsis of the biological data on dolphin-fishes, Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus and Coryphaena equiselis Linnaeus. FAO Fish. Synop. (130); NOAA Tech. Rep. NMFS Circ. (443).
Natural History > Diseases
- Lin, C.-L. and J.-s. Ho 2002 Two species of siphonostomatoid copepods parasitic on pelagic fishes in Taiwan. J. Fish. Soc. Taiwan 29(4):313-332. $
- Dyer, W.G., E.H. Williams Jr. and L. Bunkey-Williams 1997 Gastrointestinal helminth-mix in thirteen dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) from southern Puerto Rico. Caribbean J. Sci. 33(1-2):120-121. $
- Palko, B.J., G.L. Beardsley and W.J. Richards 1982 Synopsis of the biological data on dolphin-fishes, Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus and Coryphaena equiselis Linnaeus. FAO Fish. Synop. (130); NOAA Tech. Rep. NMFS Circ. (443). $
Habitat and Distribution > General Habitat
- Riede, K. 2004 Global register of migratory species - from global to regional scales. Final Report of the R&D-Projekt 808 05 081. Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Bonn, Germany. 329 p. Uyeno, T., K. Matsuura and E. Fujii (eds.) 1983 Fishes trawled off Suriname and French Guiana. Japan Marine Fishery Resource Research Center, Tokyo, Japan. 519 p. Gasparini, J.L. and S.R. Floeter 2001 The shore fishes of Trindade Island, western South Atlantic. J. Nat. Hist. 35:1639-1656.
Habitat and Distribution > Distribution > Description
- International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) 1994 1994 IUCN red list of threatened animals. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, U.K.
Demography and Conservation > Conservation Status
- 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
Uses and Management > Uses
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 1992 FAO yearbook 1990. Fishery statistics. Catches and landings. FAO Fish. Ser. (38). FAO Stat. Ser. 70:(105):647 p. FAO Fishery Information, Data and tatistics Service 1991 Aquaculture production (1986-1989). FAO Fish. Circ. 815, Rev. 3. 141 p. International Game Fish Association 1991 World record game fishes. International Game Fish Association, FlorIda, USA.
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🐾 Taxonomy
| Root | Root |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Actinopterygii |
| Order | Perciformes |
| Family | Coryphaenidae |
| Genus | Coryphaena |
| Species | Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus 1758 |
📊 Temporal Distribution
📷 Related Observations
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