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Dolphinfish · Dolphin · Dorado

Mahi-mahi

A whole dolphinfish, yellow-gold and blue-green with small dark spots, lying on concrete, side view
Brandi Noble, NOAA Fisheries Collection · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Recognition

Bright greenish-blue back with a gold or silver lower body. Adult males have a square head and females a rounded head. Usually about three feet long.

NOAA Fisheries · Florida Museum

Waters

Generally offshore under floating objects, often near Sargassum, a floating brown algae. Also found near the coast.

Florida Museum · SAFMC

Months

Seasonal

A South Carolina DNR October report states offshore dolphin feed best high in the water column at water temperatures around 75 degrees.

SC DNR

Size and bag limits