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Rough-Toothed Dolphins (Steno bredanensis) as Predators of Mahimahi (Coryphaena hippurus)
- Pacific Science
- University of Hawai'i Press
- Volume 56, Number 4, October 2002
- pp. 447-450
- 10.1353/psc.2002.0043
- Article
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We present details of four separate observations of rough-toothed dolphins (Steno bredanensis) apparently preying on adult-sized (>= 1m) mahimahi (Coryphaena hippurus) in the eastern Pacific. We cite similar sightings from Hawai'i and some additional behavioral observations (synchronized swimming, food sharing, regular association with flotsam), and suggest that rough-toothed dolphins may be specialized predators on large mahimahi.