Coryphaena equiselis

Osteichthyes Coryphaenidae Coryphaena equiselis
Pompano dolphinfish CFW
49 cm SL. Taken in Australia.
Characteristic features:
Colour:

Bright blue-green above, sides silvery with a golden sheen and numerous black spots; dorsal fin dark.

Size:

Up to 75 cm TL.

Distribution:

Circumglobal, in tropical and subtropical waters.

Habitat:

Epipelagic, often under floating objects, from the surface to 400 m depth.

Biology:

Feeds primarily on fishes and squid.

Indonesian fisheries:

Caught by trolling and floating lines.

Similar species:

Coryphaena hippurus
Common dolphinfish

Coryphaena hippurus

Coryphaena hippurus differ in having greatest body depth less than 25% of standard length (vs. greatest body depth more than 25% of standard length) for adults only; tooth patch on tongue small and oval (vs. broad and squareish in shape) and dorsal-fin rays 58–66 (vs. 52–59).

to Coryphaena hippurus
External links:

FishBase
The IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM