a small family of ray-finned marine fish, unrelated to dolphins
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Fork length of common dolphinfish was in the range of 76.5-103.0 cm.
J. J. Castro, J. A. Santiago, V. Hernández-García, C. Pla 1999, 'Growth and reproduction of the dolphinfish (Coryphaena equiselis and Coryphaenahippurus) in the Canary Islands, Central-East Atlantic (preliminary results)',Scientia Marinahttp://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/866. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Dolphinfish are caught by recreational and commercial fishers, using either trolled or baited lines.
Michael J. Kingsford, Anthony Defries 1999, 'The ecology of and fishery for Coryphaena spp. in the waters around Australiaand New Zealand', Scientia Marinahttp://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/863. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Thereafter, more than 103 dolphinfish were taken in 23 of the next 25 seasons.
Jerrold G. Norton 1999, 'Apparent habitat extensions of dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) in responseto climate transients in the California Current', Scientia Marinahttp://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/861. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This appears to be typical of dolphinfish from other locations and of tropical oceanic pelagic species in general.
Hazel A. Oxenford, Wayne Hunte 1999, 'Feeding habits of the dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) in the eastern Caribbean',Scientia Marinahttp://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/865. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The relative importance of dolphinfish to pelagic fisheries varies from one part of the region to another.
Robin Mahon 1999, 'Dolphinfish fisheries in the Caribbean region', Scientia Marinahttp://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/874. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)