Author: Linnaeus, 1758
FBname: Common dolphinfish
Comments: Adults are found in open waters but also near the coast (Ref. 9293, 11230).  Form schools.  Feed 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).  Spawn 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). Caught by trolling and on tuna longlines; also occasionally with drift nets (Ref. 9846).