Fish species in Japan

Common dolphinfish

シイラ · shiira
Coryphaena hippurus

Dolphinfish, or mahi-mahi, are colourful fast-moving pelagic fish. Floating structure can attract them offshore.

Habitat and season

Warm offshore surface waters.

Months are a broad guide, not a current catch forecast. Region, water temperature and local closures can change the season.

Casting covers water with a lure selected for the depth, baitfish and target.

Japanese horse mackerel · Olive flounder · Thread-sail filefish

Largescale blackfish · Bigfin reef squid · Striped beakfish

Black seabream · Japanese rockfish · Fat greenling

Largescale blackfish · Black seabream · Common dolphinfish

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Detailed Japanese species notes

青緑と黄色に輝き、長い背びれが体の上縁に続く回遊魚。雄の成魚は額が大きく張り出します。

大型フックと船上で暴れる魚が危険。取り込みは船長の指示に従い、魚へ近づきすぎない。