Hawaii, Gulf of Mexico, Costa Rica and the waters of the Indian Ocean are its typical haunts.
The Hawaiian language contributes the name "mahi-mahi" meaning "very strong". The species is also known as the common dolphinfish ("Coryphaena hippurus"), dorado or dolphin.
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