Mahi-mahi

The mahi-mahi (pronounced //, "MA-hee-MA-hee") is a sea fish in the, introduced in , where it can be found exclusively at the pier. It also appears in as an event fish that was available for a limited time during Fishing Tourney: Fintastic, from November 12 to November 19, 2020.

Donating to the museum
As with all fish in the, the mahi-mahi can be donated to the museum, followed by a small talk by Blathers about it.

In
Once donated, the mahi-mahi can be found in the north-east room of the fish exhibit, in the large central tank with the porthole windows. It will often swim near the glass wall, and sometimes will try to pierce the Anchovy school, scattering them for a moment - it shares this behavior with many of the large fish also in this tank.

Real-world information
Mahi-mahi, also referred to as the common dolphinfish is a surface-dwelling ray-finned fish found in off-shore temperate, tropical, and subtropical waters worldwide. It is one of two members of the family Coryphaenidae, alongside the pompano dolphinfish. These fish are most commonly found in the waters around the Gulf of Mexico, Costa Rica, and Hawaii.

Names in other languages
Lampuga