DOLPHINFISH O RELAMPAGO

Dec 23, 2009 Lorenzo Martinez Bernal Seafish 1

DOLPHINFISH O RELAMPAGO

Dolphinfish or lightning (Coryphaena hippurus) It is a pelagic fish to order perciformes.Puede reach almost 2 m total length weighing 30 kg.

laterally elongated and depressed maximum height in the lateral line hacia.La body has a curvature above the mouth is pectoral.La oblicua.La prominente.Las lower jaw teeth are sharp and curved, also present in the tongue.

Presenta dimorphism sexual: Males have a ridge on the back of the head and the head profile is almost vertical.Tiene a long and high dorsal fin, from to to anal caudal.La it is developed and is shorter than the dorsal, It has a radius espinoso.La flow is fairly low cut with long lobes and pectoral estrechos.Las, sickle, and pelvic are not as developed.

Both the back and the fins are blue and green with reflections metálicos.Los sides are silvery tones doradas.Tiene with metallic blue spots all over the body.

Males are larger than females,reproduction rate is high. In the Mediterranean reproduced in elverano when the surface temperature is high. He puts out a million eggs that float through the large amount of fat they have. In the Mediterranean put all eggs at once, but in other seas is partial reproduction: They lay eggs several times. Incubation lasts 2-3 days. Growth is quite fast.

It is very voracious, While not select what you eat and can be swallowed plastics and other wastes. The diet is based pelagic fish and cephalopods. Occasionally it feeds invertebrates clinging to floating objects.

It is found in the seas and oceans of temperate and tropical areas around the globe, and in the Mediterranean Sea. In the western part of the Mediterranean its presence is seasonal since it only comes during autumn.

Is oceanic pelagic and migratory approaching coast in late summer. Superiores.Se lives in the layers grouped into numerous banks and is in the shadow of floating objects, under which turn in círculo.En the capcers find food and protection from predators, They are dewormed by other fish and rest of the long migraciones.Pueden mixed with tendrils banks or other pelágicos.De night near the shore or boats attracted to light.

It appears in Mallorca and the coast of Alicante in mid-August and loose fishing, longlines area, seines and llampugueres the capcers (floating objects) to 'October or November.