Where to fish
These destinations have a source-linked record for this fish. Check the linked guide for the exact water and trip details.
Local names
A name can refer to different fish in different places.
| Name | Region | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Clic | Guadeloupe · French | Reference |
| Clic | Martinique · French | Reference |
| Common dolphifish | Papua New Guin. | Reference |
| Common dolphin | Cuba | Reference |
| Common dolphin | United States | Reference |
| Common dolphin fish | Ghana | Reference |
| Common dolphin fish | India | Reference |
| Common dolphin fish | Azores Is. | Reference |
| Common dolphin fish | UK Gr. Britain | Reference |
| Common dolphin fish | Hawaii | Reference |
| Common dolphin fish | Uruguay | Reference |
| Common dolphinfish | Australia | Reference |
| Common dolphinfish | Solomon Is. | Reference |
| Common dolphinfish | Djibouti | Reference |
| Common dolphinfish | Indonesia | Reference |
| Common dolphinfish | Malaysia | Reference |
| Common dolphinfish | Papua New Guin. | Reference |
| Common dolphinfish | Philippines | Reference |
| Common dolphinfish | Timor-Leste | Reference |
| Common dolphinfish | Viet Nam | Reference |
| Common dolphinfish | Syria | Reference |
| Common dolphinfish | Global | Reference |
| Corado | Nicaragua · Spanish | Reference |
| Coryphène | France · French | Reference |
| Coryphène commune | Djibouti · French | Reference |
| Coryphène commune | Martinique · French | Reference |
| Coryphène commune | Global · French | Reference |
| Dalfinho | Brazil · Portuguese | Reference |
| Dauphin | Guadeloupe · French | Reference |
| Dauphin | Martinique · French | Reference |
| Delfim | Angola · Portuguese | Reference |
| Delfim | Cape Verde · Portuguese | Reference |
| Dourado comum | Mozambique · Portuguese | Reference |
| Dourado-de-alto-mar | Brazil · Portuguese | Reference |
| Dourado-do-mar | Brazil · Portuguese | Reference |
| Doirado | Angola · Portuguese | Reference |
| Doirado | Cape Verde · Portuguese | Reference |
| Doirado | Portugal · Portuguese | Reference |
| Doirado | Azores Is. · Portuguese | Reference |
| Doirado-de-topete | Portugal · Portuguese | Reference |
| Doirado-macho | Portugal · Portuguese | Reference |
| Dolphin | Australia | Reference |
| Dolphin | Bahamas | Reference |
| Dolphin | Barbados | Reference |
| Dolphin | Myanmar | Reference |
| Dolphin | Guadeloupe | Reference |
| Dolphin | Guyana | Reference |
| Dolphin | Haiti | Reference |
| Dolphin | Jamaica | Reference |
| Dolphin | Korea (South) | Reference |
| Dolphin | Mauritius | Reference |
| Dolphin | Panama | Reference |
| Dolphin | Azores Is. | Reference |
| Dolphin | Puerto Rico | Reference |
| Dolphin | UK Gr. Britain | Reference |
| Dolphin | United States | Reference |
| Dolphin fish | Australia | Reference |
| Dolphin fish | Hong Kong | Reference |
| Dolphin fish | India | Reference |
| Dolphin fish | Malta | Reference |
| Dolphin fish | Samoa | Reference |
| Dolphinfish | Christmas I. | Reference |
| Dolphinfish | Cuba | Reference |
| Dolphinfish | Fiji | Reference |
| Dolphinfish | Fr. Polynesia | Reference |
| Dolphinfish | Malaysia | Reference |
| Dolphinfish | Namibia | Reference |
| Dolphinfish | New Zealand | Reference |
| Dolphinfish | Niue | Reference |
| Dolphinfish | South Africa | Reference |
| Dolphinfish | Syria | Reference |
| Dolphinfish | Tonga | Reference |
| Dolphinfish | Trinidad Tobago | Reference |
| Dolphinfish | United States | Reference |
| Dorade | Guadeloupe · French | Reference |
| Dorade | Namibia · Afrikaans | Reference |
| Dorade | Reunion [La] · French | Reference |
| Dorade | Seychelles · French | Reference |
| Dorade | South Africa · Afrikaans | Reference |
| Dorade coryphène | Mauritius · French | Reference |
| Dorado | Australia | Reference |
| Dorado | Chile · Spanish | Reference |
| Dorado | Colombia · Spanish | Reference |
| Dorado | Cuba · Spanish | Reference |
| Dorado | Dominican Rep. · Spanish | Reference |
| Dorado | Ecuador · Spanish | Reference |
| Dorado | Fr. Polynesia | Reference |
| Dorado | Malaysia | Reference |
| Dorado | Mexico · Spanish | Reference |
| Dorado | Panama · Spanish | Reference |
| Dorado | Peru · Spanish | Reference |
| Dorado | Puerto Rico · Spanish | Reference |
| Dorado | Spain · Spanish | Reference |
| Dorado | Trinidad Tobago · Spanish | Reference |
| Dorado | United States · Spanish | Reference |
| Dorado | Hawaii | Reference |
| Dorado | Uruguay · Spanish | Reference |
| Dorado | Venezuela · Spanish | Reference |
| Dorado común | Spain · Spanish | Reference |
| Dorado delfin | Mexico · Spanish | Reference |
| Dourada | Madeira Is. · Portuguese | Reference |
| Dourade | Cuba · Spanish | Reference |
| Dourade | Puerto Rico · Spanish | Reference |
| Dourade | United States · Spanish | Reference |
| Dourade | Venezuela · Spanish | Reference |
| Dourado | Angola · Portuguese | Reference |
| Dourado | Brazil · Portuguese | Reference |
| Dourado | Cape Verde · Portuguese | Reference |
| Dourado | Madeira Is. · Portuguese | Reference |
| Dourado | Azores Is. · Portuguese | Reference |
| Gemeine Goldmakrele | Namibia · German | Reference |
| Goldmakrele | Germany · German | Reference |
| Goldmakrele | Namibia · German | Reference |
| Graçapé | Brazil · Portuguese | Reference |
| Grande coryphène | France · French | Reference |
| Grassapé | Brazil · Portuguese | Reference |
| Green dolphin | Trinidad Tobago | Reference |
| Große Goldmakrele | Germany · German | Reference |
| Guaraçapé | Brazil · Portuguese | Reference |
| Guaraçapema | Brazil · Portuguese | Reference |
| Lampuga | Spain · Spanish | Reference |
| Llampuga | Spain · Spanish | Reference |
| Macaco | Brazil · Portuguese | Reference |
| Mahi mahi | Australia | Reference |
| Mahi mahi | Fr. Polynesia | Reference |
| Mahi Mahi | Germany · German | Reference |
| Mahi mahi | New Zealand | Reference |
| Mahi mahi | Palau | Reference |
| Mahi mahi lapa | Hawaii · Hawaiian | Reference |
| Mahi mahi oma | Hawaii · Hawaiian | Reference |
| Mahihi | Hawaii · Hawaiian | Reference |
| Mahimahi | North. Marianas | Reference |
| Mahimahi | Hawaii · Hawaiian | Reference |
| Mahimahi | US Misc Pac | Reference |
| Mahi-mahi | Solomon Is. | Reference |
| Mahi-mahi | United States | Reference |
| Peixe tábua | Brazil · Portuguese | Reference |
| Perico | Peru · Spanish | Reference |
| Sapatorra | Angola · Portuguese | Reference |
| Sapatorra | Cape Verde · Portuguese | Reference |
| Sapé | Brazil · Portuguese | Reference |
| Shiira | Japan · Japanese | Reference |
| Toohyaku | Japan · Japanese | Reference |
Seasons
A species-wide fishing season is not verified. Use the destination guide and local agency for the water and dates you choose.
Regulations and identification
- Northern Territory — Northern Territory Government
Check the rules for the exact water, date, licence and fish identification. This link does not establish an open season.
- New South Wales — NSW fisheries
Check the rules for the exact water, date, licence and fish identification. This link does not establish an open season.
- Canada — Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Check the rules for the exact water, date, licence and fish identification. This link does not establish an open season.
- New Zealand — Fish & Game New Zealand
Check the rules for the exact water, date, licence and fish identification. This link does not establish an open season.
- United States marine waters — NOAA Fisheries
Check the rules for the exact water, date, licence and fish identification. This link does not establish an open season.
Source records
Country occurrence records
Admiralty Is. · Albania · American Samoa · Andaman Is. · Angola · Anguilla · Antigua Barbuda · Aruba · Ascension I. · Australia · Bahamas · Bahrain · Bangladesh · Barbados · Belize · Benin · Bermuda · Bon. Eust. Saba · Bosnia Herzego. · Brazil · Brunei Daruss. · Cambodia · Cameroon · Canada · Canary Is. · Cape Verde · Cayman Is. · Chagos Is. · Chile · China · Christmas I. · Cocos/Keel. Is. · Colombia · Comoros · Congo (Brazza.) · Cook Is. · Costa Rica · Croatia · Cuba · Curacao · Cyprus · Djibouti · Dominica · Dominican Rep. · Ecuador · Equator. Guinea · Fiji · Fr. Polynesia · France · French Guiana · Gabon · Galapagos Is. · Gambia · Ghana · Greece · Grenada · Guadeloupe · Guam · Guatemala · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Guyana · Haiti · Hawaii · Honduras · Hong Kong · India · Indonesia · Iran · Ireland · Italy · Ivory coast · Jamaica · Japan · Johnston I. · Jordan · Juan Fernandez · Kenya · Kermadec Is. · Kiribati · Korea (North) · Korea (South) · Kuwait · Lebanon · Liberia · Libya · Lord Howe I. · Macau / Macao · Madagascar · Madeira Is. · Malaysia · Maldives · Malta · Marshall Is. · Martinique · Mauritania · Mauritius · Mayotte · Mexico · Micronesia · Midway Is. · Monaco · Montenegro · Montserrat · Morocco · Mozambique · Myanmar · Namibia · Nauru · Neth Antilles · New Caledonia · New Zealand · Nicaragua · Nigeria · Niue · North. Marianas · Oman · Pakistan · Palau · Panama · Papua New Guin. · Peru · Philippines · Pitcairn · Portugal · Puerto Rico · Qatar · Reunion [La] · Revillagig. Ar. · Rodriguez I. · Russia · Ryukyu Is. · Salvador [El] · Samoa · Sao Tome Princ. · Saudi Arabia · Senegal · Seychelles · Sierra Leone · Singapore · Slovenia · Solomon Is. · Somalia · South Africa · Spain · Sri Lanka · St Kitts Nevis · St Lucia · St Pierre Miq. · St Vincent Gren · Suriname · Syria · Taiwan/ChTaipei · Tanzania · Thailand · Timor-Leste · Togo · Tokelau · Tonga · Trind M Vaz Is. · Trinidad Tobago · Tunisia · Turks Caicos Is · Tuvalu · Türkiye · US M. Outl. Is. · Un. Arab Emir. · United States · Uruguay · Vanuatu · Venezuela · Viet Nam · Virgin Is. (GB) · Virgin Is. (US) · Wake I. · Wallis Futuna · Yemen
A country record does not establish local abundance, fishing access or a legal target.