Adult Mahimahi are either solitary or travel in loose-knit groups of two or three fish. Their streamline body and fast speeds allows them to feed on other fish and squid. They are known to congregate around large floating objects such as logs other marine debris. As such, many fishermen that are targeting Mahimahi look for floating debris. It is also known as Dolphinfish, but has no relation to dolphins, a marine mammal. Sports fishermen covet mahimahi for its playfulness, size and beauty.
Mahimahi are blue green on the upper half of their body with golden hues on the sides, fading to white and yellow. Their sides have a mixture of dark and light spots. They also have a long dorsal fin extending along their backs. Mature males possess a prominent bony crest in front of the head.
Mahimahi is a very versatile fish and can be used in many cooking applications. The mahi-mahi is also a fish hunted by sport fishers. The flavor of the mahi-mahi is described as being delicate or mild, and almost sweet. Mahi-mahi flesh should have a firm texture, and be a light shade of pink with red spots. People also call another fish, Coryphaena equiselis, mahi-mahi along with other names such as pompano dolphin and also dolphinfish.
Coryphaena equistis is smaller than the mahi-mahi, and has either pale yellow sides or silvery sides. Joan Reinbold is a writer, author of six books, blogs and makes videos. She has been a tutor for students, library assistant, certified dental assistant and business owner.
She has lived and gardened on three continents, learning home renovation in the process. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Mahi Mahi Facts. Life Cycle of a Manatee. What Are the Characteristics of Dolphins? List of Herbivores in the Ocean. Previous Next. View Larger Image. Catching and Preparing Mahi Mahi Important, when we are talking about Mahi Mahi fish, we are talking about the Mahi fish, unrelated to the marine mammal bottlenose dolphin.
Best tactics for catching Mahi It has always been a great summertime pleasure for me to troll for dolphin fish with artificial lures rigged with frozen ballyhoo.
Pour the beer into the bottom of a saucepan. If using fresh lemon juice, toss the leftover lemon rind in with the beer. Then place a collapsible vegetable steamer over the beer.
Bring the beer to a boil, place the fish chunks in the steamer. Cover, and steam for 5 to 10 minutes, dependent upon the thickness of the fish. The fish will be rubbery if it is overcooked. Meanwhile, heat the butter sauce with the garlic and salt I heat it slowly until the garlic is no longer raw. Serve the fish chunks with the garlic butter dipping sauce and your favorite sides. Ginger Glazed Mahi Mahi Recipe Bursting with flavor and combines both sweet and sour taste sensations.
Ingredients Honey 3 tablespoons Soy sauce 3 tablespoons Balsamic vinegar 3 tablespoons 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger root 1 clove garlic, crushed or to taste 2 teaspoons olive oil 4 6 ounces Mahi Mahi fillets salt and pepper to taste 1 tablespoon vegetable oil Directions In a shallow glass dish, stir together the honey, soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, ginger, garlic, and olive oil.
Season fish fillets with salt and pepper, and place them into the dish. If the fillets have skin on them, place them skin side down. Cover, and refrigerate for 20 minutes to marinate.
Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Remove fish from the dish, and reserve marinade.
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