| Species |
Color, Taste, Texture |
Description |
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| Mahi-Mahi (Coryphaena hippurus) |
Mahi Mahi has a firm, white meat with a solid flake and a mild, sweet flavor. |
Mahi Mahi is commonly known as Dolphin fish or Dorado. Mahi are known as Dolphin fish only for the reason that they will follow in front of the boats and play like Dolphin do. When a Mahi Mahi takes the hook, its colors are brilliant blue and silver dappled with yellow. These colors fade quickly when the fish is harvested. Mahi are a pelagic fish that roam the worlds oceans. They can grow to be over six feet and usually live about five years. Most fish are typically between 8 and 25 lbs.
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| Orange Roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus) |
Snow white meat. Delicate and mild. Coarse flakes. Med. to firm |
Orange Roughy is a deep-water, slow-growing, long -lived fish. The common name for this family of fish is slime head. Most commercial catches are from southern waters of New Zealand and Australia. The fish has a reddish body and bluish-tinged belly, large eyes and bony head. It is believed that orange roughy may live up to 150 years and do not breed until they are 30 years old. Fish are caught over a 1/2 mile deep. Most fish die as they are brought to the much lower pressure of the surface. |
| Atlantic Salmon (Salmo Salar) |
The flesh of the Atlantic Salmon may range from bright pink to orange or red in color. When cooked, this fish has a moderate flavor and is medium-to-flaky in texture. |
Atlantic Salmon are the most abundant of the salmon species. They account for nearly one quarter of the world’s salmon production, originating almost exclusively from farming. The body of the Atlantic Salmon is large, long and sleek. Its sides and belly are silver, and its back is blue with small black spots. Black spots on the gill cover distinguish the Atlantic from the Pacific species.
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| Pacific Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) |
Pacific Swordfish is a firm, lean fish with a very distinctive and full flavor, and can vary in color from a pale white to pinkish. Good quality is indicated by thin red blood lines bordering the loin or fillets.
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Pacific Swordfish, also known as Broadbill or Shutome in Hawaii, are the most widely distributed of all billfish in the Pacific Ocean. Because of the long, distinctive bills which they use to slash their prey, Pacific Swordfish have a well-deserved reputation for ferocity. Many fishermen bear scars from landing struggling Swordfish. This species is caught in areas where ocean currents or water masses meet to create turbulence and drastic changes in temperature and salinity. |
| Chilean Sea Bass - Patagonian Toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) |
Chilean Sea bass is coveted by chefs and gourmands alike. The high oil content results in exceptional taste and texture. The thick fillets are pure white, moist, falkey and sweet. |
Chilean sea bass is not caught exclusively in Chile and is not a bass but a Toothfish. It is also found in the deep South Atlantic and southern ocean, around Antarctica. Chilean Sea bass do not mature until they are 8-10 years and can live as long as 40 or 50 years. They can reach 6-7 feet in length and can weigh over 250 lbs. |
