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Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus, 1758

Common dolphinfish
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Virgin Islands (US) country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
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Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Also Ref. 26.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/vq.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Ogden, J.C., J.A. Yntema and I. Clavijo, 1975
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Tên thường gặp | Các synonym ( Các tên trùng) | Catalog of Fishes(Giống, Các loài) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Carangiformes (Jacks) > Coryphaenidae (Dolphinfishes)
Etymology: Coryphaena: Greek, koryphaina = dolphin fish (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Sinh thái học

Biển; Thuộc về nước lợ; Ở đại duơng, biển (Ref. 51243); Mức độ sâu 0 - 85 m (Ref. 13608), usually 5 - 10 m (Ref. 40849).   Subtropical; 21°C - 30°C (Ref. 26); 50°N - 40°S, 180°W - 180°E (Ref. 54341)

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Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: in tropical and subtropical waters. Highly migratory species

Length at first maturity / Bộ gần gũi / Khối lượng (Trọng lượng) / Age

Maturity: Lm 55.8, range 35 - 93.1 cm
Max length : 210 cm TL con đực/không giới tính; (Ref. 9846); common length : 100.0 cm TL con đực/không giới tính; (Ref. 3390); Khối lượng cực đại được công bố: 40.0 kg (Ref. 30874); Tuổi cực đại được báo cáo: 4 các năm (Ref. 2885)

Short description Khóa để định loại | Hình thái học | Sinh trắc học

Các tia vây lưng cứng (tổng cộng) : 0; Các vây lưng mềm (tổng cộng) : 58 - 66; Tia cứng vây hậu môn: 0; Tia mềm vây hậu môn: 25 - 31; Động vật có xương sống: 31. This species is distinguished by having the following characters: mature males with prominent bony crest in front of the head; 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; lateral-line scales at least 200 (Ref. 9648). Colour of body metallic blue-green on the back (fading to grey with green tinge when dead), sides silver with golden sheen, and 1 row of dark spots or golden blotches running below dorsal fin and 1, 2, or more rows on and below lateral line, some scattered irregularly; dorsal and anal fins black, the latter with a white edge; pectoral fins pale; caudal fin silvery with a golden sheen; in juveniles, only tips of caudal-fin lobes white, pelvic fins black (Ref. 9648).

Sinh học     Tự điển (thí dụ epibenthic)

Adults are found in open waters but also near the coast (Ref. 9293, 11230). Form schools. Feed on almost all forms of fish and zooplankton; also takes crustaceans and squid (Ref. 2850). Sexual maturity is reached in 4-5 months (3 for captive fish) (Ref. 11441). Spawn in the open sea and probably approximate to the coast when water temperature rises (Ref. 9293). Eggs and larvae are pelagic (Ref. 6755). Attracting devices such as floating bundles of bamboo reeds or cork planks are used to concentrate dolphin fish before the nets are set. Marketed frozen (Ref. 9987) and fresh and is of high value (Ref. 9293). Caught by trolling and on tuna longlines; also occasionally with drift nets (Ref. 9846).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Sự tái sinh sản | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Ấu trùng

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 (Ref. 41779).

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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). (Ref. 26)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 17 September 2010

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 30911)




Human uses

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 18.1 - 29.1, mean 27.4 (based on 5894 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 1.0000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01349 (0.01052 - 0.01730), b=2.88 (2.80 - 2.96), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Mức dinh dưỡng (Ref. 69278):  4.4   ±0.0 se; based on diet studies.
Thích nghi nhanh (Ref. 120179):  Chiêù cao, thời gian nhân đôi của chủng quần tối thiểu là dưới 15 tháng (K=0.4-1.2; tm<1; tmax=5; Fec=85,000).
Prior r = 1.09, 95% CL = 0.72 - 1.64, Based on 7 data-limited stock assessments.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (41 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649):  High to very high vulnerability (70 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   High.