Preliminary Guide to the Identification of the Early Life History Stages of Coryphaenid Fishes of the Western Central Atlantic.

摘要

The dolphinfish famoly Coryphaenidae contains two cosmopolitan and epipelagic species, common dolphin (Coryphaena hippurus) and pompana dolphin (C. equisellis). Coryphaenids exhibit sexual dimorphism with mature males characterized by having a prominent bony crest on the front of the head. The dolphinfishes are elongate and compressed with very long dorsal and anal fin bases and deeply forked tails. Fins lack spines.