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MAHI-MAHI [2 records]

Record 1 2023-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
  • Commercial Fishing
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A fish of the family Coryphaenidae.

OBS

Mahi-mahi are highly sought for sport fishing and commercial purposes. Sport fishermen seek them due to their beauty, size, food quality, and healthy population. Mahi-mahi is popular in many restaurants.

OBS

dolphin: [Coryphaena hippurus] is also known as the dolphin, which causes confusion with the more widely-known marine mammals.

OBS

mahi-mahi: Trade name recommended by the "Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales" and by Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

Key term(s)
  • mahimahi

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
  • Pêche commerciale
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Poisson de la famille des Coryphaenidae.

OBS

coryphène; mahi-mahi : Noms français commerciaux normalisés par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Peces
  • Pesca comercial
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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Record 2 2011-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
  • Commercial Fishing
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

The Coryphaenidae, also called the dolphinfishes, are a family of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the order Perciformes. The family contains only one genus, Coryphaena, which contains two species [Coryphaena equiselis and Coryphaena hippurus] ...

OBS

mahi-mahi: Dolphinfishes are unrelated to dolphins (which are mammals) and their meat is often labeled mahi-mahi commercially to reduce possible public confusion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
  • Pêche commerciale
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Famille de poissons de l'ordre des Perciformes, qui ne comprend qu'un seul genre, Coryphaena et deux espèces Coryphaena equiselis et Coryphaena hippurus.

Spanish

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