Mahi-mahi vs Peixe-leão-vermelho

Coryphaena hippurus comparado com Pterois volitans

Taxonomy & Classification

Atributo	Mahi-mahi	Peixe-leão-vermelho
Nome Científico	Coryphaena hippurus	Pterois volitans
Ordem	Carangiformes	Scorpaeniformes
Família	Coryphaenidae	Scorpaenidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Least Concern

Physical Traits

Atributo	Mahi-mahi	Peixe-leão-vermelho
Comprimento Máximo	210,0 cm	38,0 cm
Peso Máximo	40,0 kg	1,1 kg
Cor	Dazzling iridescent blue-green and gold flanks; males have a blunt squared-off head; flanks flicker golden-yellow to electric blue when alive, fading to dull gray-green at death.	White to cream body with alternating bold reddish-brown and white vertical bands; fan-like pectoral fins are banded with red-brown and white spots; long dorsal spines are striped and venomous.

Habitat & Environment

Atributo	Mahi-mahi	Peixe-leão-vermelho
Tipo de Água	Saltwater	Saltwater
Faixa de Profundidade	0-85m	2-55m
Distribuição Geográfica	Worldwide in tropical and subtropical oceanic waters of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. Highly pelagic; gathers around floating sargassum mats, current lines, and thermocline …	Native to the Indo-Pacific from East Africa and the Red Sea to southern Japan, Australia, and the Marquesas. Invasive in the western Atlantic and Caribbean …
Habitat	Neritic, pelagic, coral reefs	Neritic, coral reefs

Informações de Pesca

Atributo	Mahi-mahi	Peixe-leão-vermelho
Peixe Esportivo	Sim	Não
Classificação de Resistência	7/10	—
Recorde Mundial	—	—
Nível de Mercúrio	—	—

Cuisine & Edibility

Mahi-mahi

Firm, slightly sweet flesh with large, moist flakes and low fat. Excellent grilled, blackened Cajun-style, or in tacos; one of the most popular sport fish for the table.

Peixe-leão-vermelho

Sweet, buttery white flesh once spines are safely removed; increasingly promoted as a sustainable food source in Atlantic waters where it is an invasive species.

Species Overview

Mahi-mahi

The mahi-mahi, also known as dorado or dolphinfish, is among the most colorful pelagic fish in the ocean. Its iridescent blue, green, and gold body fades rapidly after death. It is a fast-growing species, rarely living beyond five years.

Peixe-leão-vermelho

The red lionfish is a venomous coral reef fish native to the Indo-Pacific. Its ornate, striped body and fan-like pectoral fins make it popular in aquariums, but it has become a destructive invasive species in the western Atlantic and Caribbean.