Scientific name -- Coryphaena hippurus

This warm-water, marine fish has many names, including dorado and dolphin (not to be confused with the marine mammal). They are surface, pelagic (open ocean) fish that prefer blue water and are often found near rafts of Sargassum algae. Mahi are yellow and green in color with blue and white spots. The larger male, or "bull" (as contrasted to the smaller "chicken" mahi) gains a prominent forehead  and can weigh in excess of 90 lbs.

Mahi are popular gamefish as they can leap spectacularly into the air when caught on a hook. Mahi grow very fast for large fish (and live for only a few years) and therefore can serve as a relatively guilt-free seafood item at a time when many fisheries are facing depletion.

Early Minoan mosaics depict mahi mahi in precise detail, indicating that the Greeks have been catching this fish for centuries.