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Larvae of Coryphaena hippurus (dorado), collected off the coast of Santa Elena and Manabí provinces – Ecuador, 10 miles offshore, recorded in pre-flex and flexed states with sizes of 4.5 mm and 7.2 mm. Significant densities were recorded in Salinas during february 2011, April 2017, september 2021 and June 2024, while in Puerto López the highest densities occurred in july 2011, october 2013, february 2020 and april-may 2025.
Distribution for Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus, 1758 - European waters (ERMS scope)
Distribution for Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus, 1758 - North West Atlantic
Distribution for Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus, 1758 - Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus, 1758 - Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus, 1758 - Tanzanian Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus, 1758 - Somali Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus, 1758 - Madagascar
Distribution for Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus, 1758 - Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus, 1758 - Réunion Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus, 1758 - Seychellois Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus, 1758 - Chagos
Distribution for Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus, 1758 - Rodrigues
Distribution for Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus, 1758 - Djiboutian Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus, 1758 - Comoran Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus, 1758 - South Africa (country)
Distribution for Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus, 1758 - Azores Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus, 1758 - Gulf of Maine
Distribution for Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus, 1758 - Greek Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus, 1758 - New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus, 1758 - Gulf of Mexico
Distribution for Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus, 1758 - Israeli part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
Distribution for Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus, 1758 - North Pacific
Distribution for Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus, 1758 - Western Indian Ocean
Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 126846
Taxon Description Paraphyletic group for Taxon denoted by name 843664
Taxon Description Species exhibits underwater soniferous behaviour for Taxon denoted by name 126846
Taxon Description Nomenclature code for Taxon denoted by name 2
Specification Context: Unit cm
Specification Context: Type maximum
Specification Context: Dimension length
Specification Context: Sex male/unsexed
Specification Context: Type common