Chile country information

Common names: Dorado
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: minor commercial | Ref: Nakamura, I., T. Inada, M. Takeda and H. Hatanaka, 1986
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from the Juan Fernández Islands (Ref. 33693). Also Ref. 5530, 27363.
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Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ci.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983
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Classification / Names

Actinoptérygiens (poissons à nageoires rayonnées) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Coryphaenidae (Dolphinfishes)
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Common names from other countries

Coryphène commune, Lampuga, Mahi mahi, ... more

Référence principale

Palko, B.J., G.L. Beardsley and W.J. Richards. 1982. (Ref. 26)
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Taille / Poids / Âge

Max length : 210 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 9846); common length : 100.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 3390); poids max. publié: 40.0 kg (Ref. 30874); âge max. reporté: 4 années (Ref. 2885)

Length at first maturity
L_m 55.8, range 35 - 93.1 cm

Environnement

; marin; saumâtre; océanodrome (Ref. 51243); profondeur 0 - 85 m (Ref. 13608), usually 5 - 10 m (Ref. 40849)

Climat / Gamme

Subtropical; 21°C - 30°C (Ref. 26), preferred 28°C (Ref. 107945); 47°N - 38°S, 180°W - 180°E (Ref. 54341)

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 (Ref. 26139).
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Description synthétique

Épines dorsales (Total): 0; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total): 58-66; Épines anales 0; Rayons mous anaux: 25 - 31; Vertèbres: 31. 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 (Ref. 10948). Caudal vertebrae usually 18 (Ref. 10998). 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.

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).