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Originally Posted by Splum
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The Mahi-mahi, Coryphaena hippurus, also known as dolphin-fish, dolphin, dorado, or lampuki (in Maltese), are surface-dwelling ray-finned fish found in off-shore tropical and subtropical waters worldwide. They are one of only two members of the Coryphaenidae family, the other being the Pompano dolphinfish. The name "mahi-mahi" ("strong-strong" in Hawaiian), particularly on restaurant menus, has been adopted in recent years to avoid confusing these fish with dolphins, which are mammals. They are also commonly known as maverikos.
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So it's known as a dolphin thru-out the world but it's not a "dolphin" because it didn't get it's own american television series in the 60's called Flipper.
So since the TV show made all these mainland hoales fall in love with the "dolphin" nothing else that was a dolphin before can still be called that because nobody in Hawaii wants you to think you are eating Flipper.
