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Mahi-mahi
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Real-world info
Name: Coryphaena hippurus (mahi-mahi) Family: Coryphaenidae (mahi-mahis)
Main appearances
DnM DnM+ AC DnMe+ iQue WW CF NL NH
Other appearances
Film HHD aF PC
Names in other languages  シイラ  만새기  Lampuga  Goldmakrele  鬼头刀  Coryphène  Lampuga  Goudmakreel  鬼頭刀  Mahi-mahi  Lampuga  Корифена

The mahi-mahi (pronounced /ˈmɑːhiːˈmɑːhi/, "MA-hee-MA-hee") is a rare fish in the Animal Crossing series introduced in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. It appears as a very large shadow off the pier all day long from late spring to mid fall. It is the only fish that doesn't have a huge shadow size in New Horizons that the player holds with both hands when initially caught or showing it off.

It also appears in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp as an event fish that was available for a limited time during Fishing Tourney: Fintastic, from November 12 to November 19, 2020.

Catch details

In Pocket Camp

#139

Event availability	Fishing Tourney 32 (Fintastic)
Location	Saltwater Shores
Shadow size	Sparkling
Fish size	105.1 cm – 114.9 cm
Rarity	★★★
Catch rate	Event only
Selling price	N/A Bells
Request reward	N/A Bells

In New Horizons

#69

"I caught a mahi-mahi! It's all mahine-mahine."

Time of year	North: May – Oct South: Nov – Apr
Time of day	All day
Location	Pier
Shadow size	Very large
Rarity	Rare
Spawn requirement	Catch 50 total fish
Selling prices	Nook's Cranny:  6,000 Bells  C.J.:  9,000 Bells
Furniture size

Donating to the museum

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

In New Horizons

When donating to Blathers or selecting "Tell me about this!" in New Horizons, he will provide the following information about the fish:

"The mahi-mahi is an ocean fish known for its wide, somewhat-cute face. It can reach over six feet long. It is known by many different names including "dolphinfish," even though it has no relation to dolphins. They live only in warm, tropical waters...which perhaps explains the relaxed, happy look on their faces."

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.

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Real-world information

A real-life mahi-mahi

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.
More information on this topic is available at Wikipedia.

Names in other languages

	シイラ shīra	Mahi-mahi/Coryphaena
	만새기 mansaegi	Mahi-mahi/Coryphaena
	鬼头刀 guǐtoúdāo	Mahi-mahi/Coryphaena (lit. "monster-headed knife")
	鬼頭刀 Unknown
	Корифена Korifena	From genus name
	Goudmakreel	Mahi-mahi/Coryphaena (lit. "golden mackerel")
	Goldmakrele	Coryphaena (lit. "golden mackerel")
	Lampuga	Mahi-mahi
	Coryphène	From genus name
	Mahi-mahi	-
	Lampuga	Mahi-mahi

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