Barbados country information

Common names: Dolphin
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: abundant (always seen in some numbers) | Ref: Butsch, R.S., 1939
Importance: minor commercial | Ref: FAO, 1992
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Very common during the winter months. A fish of great commercial importance in Barbados. Commercial fishermen may catch as high as 150 per day (Ref. 27295).
National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/bb.html
National Fisheries Authority: https://www.cep.unep.org/barbados/fisheries/pages/fisheries.html
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Butsch, R.S., 1939
National Database:

Classificação / Names

Actinopterygii (peixes com raios nas barbatanas) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Coryphaenidae (Dolphinfishes)
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Common names from other countries

Coryphène commune, Lampuga, Mahi mahi, ... more

Referência principal

Palko, B.J., G.L. Beardsley and W.J. Richards. 1982. (Ref. 26)
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Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Max length : 210 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 9846); common length : 100.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 3390); Peso máx. publicado: 40.0 kg (Ref. 30874); Idade máx. registada: 4 anos (Ref. 2885)

Length at first maturity
L_m 55.8, range 35 - 93.1 cm

Ambiente

; marinhas; estuarina; oceanódromo (Ref. 51243); intervalo de profundidade 0 - 85 m (Ref. 13608), usually 5 - 10 m (Ref. 40849)

Clima / Intervalo

Subtropical; 21°C - 30°C (Ref. 26), preferred 28°C (Ref. 107945); 47°N - 38°S, 180°W - 180°E (Ref. 54341)

Distribuição

Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: in tropical and subtropical waters. Highly migratory species, Annex I of the 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea (Ref. 26139).
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Descrição breve

Espinhos dorsais (total): 0; Raios dorsais moles (total): 58-66; Espinhos anais 0; Raios anais moles: 25 - 31; Vértebras: 31. Greatest body depth in adults less than 25% of standard length; tooth patch on tongue small and oval; single dorsal fin extending from above eye almost to caudal fin with 58-66 rays; a concave anal fin extending from anus almost to caudal fin; pectoral fin more than half of head length (Ref. 10948). Caudal vertebrae usually 18 (Ref. 10998). Mature males posses a prominent bony crest in front of the head. The color is striking with golden hues on the sides, metallic blues and greens on the back and sides, with white and yellow on the underparts. Small specimens have pronounced vertical bars on the sides of the body.

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).