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Summary for Coryphaena hippurus Larvae
Common dolphinfish

Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus, 1758
Family:	Coryphaenidae (Dolphinfishes)
Order:	Perciformes
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
English name:	Common dolphinfish
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).
Adult biology:	Found in open waters but also near the coast (Ref. 9293, 11230). Forms schools. Feeds 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). Spawns 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).
Diagnosis:	The larvae feed mainly on crustaceans, the greater part of which are copepodes, especially members of the family Pontellidae. See also LARVAE table.
Climate Zone:	subtropical; 21 - 30°C; 47°N - 38°S
Main Ref:	Palko, B.J., G.L. Beardsley and W.J. Richards. 1982. (Ref. 26)
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