What is Dorado called in the United States?

In the United States, Dorado is known as Mahi-mahi.

What is Dorado called in the United Kingdom?

In the United Kingdom, Dorado is known as Mahi-mahi.

What is Dorado called in France?

In France, Dorado is known as Mahi-mahi.

What is Dorado called in Spain?

In Spain, Dorado is known as Lampuga.

What is Dorado called in Portugal?

In Portugal, Dorado is known as Dourado.

What is Dorado called in Brazil?

In Brazil, Dorado is known as Dourado.

What is Dorado called in Italy?

In Italy, Dorado is known as Lampuga.

What is Dorado called in Germany?

In Germany, Dorado is known as Goldmakrele.

What family does Dorado belong to?

Dorado belongs to Coryphaenidae, the mahi-mahi family.

Dorado

Fish · Coryphaenidae

Dorado in English is Mahi-mahi. It belongs to the Coryphaenidae family; the names below show how the same fish is sold across international markets.

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Also called

🇺🇸🇬🇧🇫🇷Mahi-mahi🇪🇸🇮🇹Lampuga🇵🇹🇧🇷Dourado🇩🇪Goldmakrele

Mahi-mahi is a spectacular, fast-swimming ocean fish with vivid blue-green and gold coloring that fades quickly after death. Its flesh is firm, moist, and mildly sweet with large flakes. In Latin America it is universally called dorado (golden). It is excellent grilled as steaks or fillets, and is a popular fish taco filling in Baja California. Not to be confused with the Argentine freshwater golden dorado.

Names by country

Country	Name	Notes
🇺🇸United States	Mahi-mahi	Also called dolphinfish — the Hawaiian name mahi-mahi is used to avoid confusion with the mammal
🇬🇧United Kingdom	Mahi-mahi
🇲🇽Mexico	Doradoprimary	A Baja California favorite — popular in fish tacos and ceviches
🇦🇷Argentina	Dorado	Note: in Argentina 'dorado' also refers to the unrelated freshwater golden dorado
🇫🇷France	Mahi-mahi	Also called coryphène in French scientific literature
🇪🇸Spain	Lampuga	A seasonal delicacy in the Balearic Islands
🇵🇹Portugal	Dourado
🇧🇷Brazil	Dourado	Note: in Brazil 'dourado' also refers to the freshwater Salminus brasiliensis
🇮🇹Italy	Lampuga	Italian name for mahi-mahi; popular in Sicilian cuisine, sometimes called 'capone'.
🇩🇪Germany	Goldmakrele	Also widely sold under the loanword 'Mahi-Mahi'.

Culinary substitutes

Espadarte

Both are firm ocean fish suited to grilling as steaks — mahi-mahi is moister and sweeter, swordfish is drier and more intensely flavored.

Wahoo

Both are fast-swimming tropical pelagic fish prized by sportfishers and suited to grilling and ceviches — wahoo is firmer and more delicate, mahi-mahi is moister and sweeter.