The Mahi Mahi are surface-dwelling, ray-finned fish found in off-shore tropical
and subtropical waters worldwide.
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| Female mahi-mahi caught off the coast of Jamaica Mahi-mahi are swift and acrobatic game fish with striking colours. Their sides are golden with iridescent greens and blues, and their belly is white and yellow. These colours can change rapidly, excited fish "light up", and dying mahi-mahi often turn silvery over-all with blue spots on the flanks. These colours darken when the fish dies (see illustrations)[1] The currentIGFA all tackle record is 39.91 kilograms (88lb), caught in 1998 in Exuma,Bahamas.[2] Catches average 7 to 13 kilograms (15 to 29 lb), and any mahi-mahi over 18 kilograms (40 lb) is exceptional. Males are larger than females. | ||