Review and current status of the aquaculture potential for the mahimahi, Coryphaena hippurus

The mahimahi, Coryphaena hippurus , has excellent potential for aquaculture due to its fast growth (2 kg at 6 months, 9 kg at 1 year), good food conversion efficiency (30%, wet weight), high fecundity with natural captive spawns (200,000 eggs/female/2 days year round for a 1 year old female), and high price (US$ 9.00/kg wholesale in Hawaii).

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Copepoda, Rotifera, Coryphaena hippurus, Coryphaenidae, Pisces, Artificial feeding, Diets, Spawning, Fingerlings, Females, Eggs, Food, Food conversion, Hatcheries, Nutritional requirements, Growth

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Kraul S (1989). Review and current status of the aquaculture potential for the mahimahi, Coryphaena hippurus. Actes de colloques Ifremer, Tahiti, French Polynesia, 20 Feb - 4 Mar 1989, n°9, chap. 42, pp.445-459. https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/1473/

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