Talk:Mahi-mahi

message: There are actually two species in the family, but they're very much alike and can all be treated usefully in this one article, finesses naming problems. Stan 18:39, 26 Jan 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: It's much debated - Osteichthyes as a class puts one in the position of saying all land vertebrates are types of bony fish, which is kind of stretching it. WP's info on all this could be clearer. Stan 22:37, 18 Mar 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Two species 

message: Is Mahie-Mahie Australian?
:No. The article states that "mahi-mahi" is from Hawaiian. -- Donald Albury(Talk) 13:18, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mahie-Mahie Australian? 

message: One reference here says it means "stong-strong" in Hawaiian. The other says it means "fish-fish" in Persian. How can it possibly be both? Also, this article needs to ditch the antiquated "Trivia" section.--Heavy (talk) 20:08, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The Hawaiian word mahi means “strong” and mahi mahi (literally, strong-strong) refers to dolphinfish/dorado. The Farsi 'mahi', meaning “fish,” has an Indo-Iranian origins.  It is related to the words 'masya' in Avesta, 'mahik' in Pahlavi/Middle Persian, 'mastya' in Sanskrit, 'mohi' in Gilaki, and 'masi' in Lori and Kurdish.  It is a mere coincidence that the word 'mahi' exists in both Hawaiian and Persia, there is no linguistic relation. So whether 'mahi-mahi' means strong-strong or fish-fish is a matter of preference I guess.
I'm going to remove the reference to the coincidental meaning. It's only of interest to someone learning Persian, and is the kind of thing found in a trivia section. 50.30.140.100 (talk) 13:52, 16 September 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Translation of Mahi-Mahi? 

message: Dolphin fishes can be seen on the frescoes from Knossos. Specially in the well known fresco of the dolphins. Dolphin fishes are swiming around the true dolphins. --Mcovas (talk) 19:03, 5 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Frescoes 

message: All the photos on this page seem to be vanity shots.  It would be nice to replace them with a photograph of the fish only.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.194.26.172 (talk) 14:03, 24 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Need new photos

message: I would like to know the best way to keep fish fresh live well or Ice box and also if some one can post a safe way to unhook the fish with out killing it or losing a hook or lure.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.135.26.69 (talk) 03:00, 22 April 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: A better place to ask questions like these is at the Wikipedia:Reference desk. Article talk pages are for discussing how the article should be written. --Epipelagic (talk) 03:12, 22 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  What is the best way to keep the fish fresh after being reeled in. 

message: The general information in the Nomenclature section should probably be placed in a new section, since it has nothing to do with nomenclature.
184.32.68.55 (talk) 18:50, 6 April 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Nurg (talk) 00:32, 14 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Split a section 

message: How big/long do these fish grow? This information should be included, preferably in the "general characteristics" section.
The German Wikipedia entry ("Goldmakrele") gives 130 to 180 centimeters, which would be about 50 to 70 inches.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.152.250.178 (talk) 22:08, 16 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Size? Body length? 

message: I'm curious as to why this article contains two more images when opened as a redirect to from 'mahimahi' link in comparison to being opened as a redirect to from the 'dolphin fish' link. Sorry for my Engrish as English is not my native language. Cheers. 212.248.42.90 (talk) 07:43, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Images 

message: Not sure if it is worth mentioning it in the article, but the US Navy's Submarine Warfare insignia (the whole badge is commonly called "dolphins" by sailors, used in various ways such as "He earned his dolphins.") uses two heraldric dolphinfish (Mahi-mahi). The submarine warfare qualification is considered an important qualification in the Navy, and the insignia also is often used as a symbol of the Navy's submarine force. Dolphinfish are also used extensively in other Navy submarine iconography, usually torqued (body bent into an S-shape) with body pointed downward but head facing horizontal. — al-Shimoni (talk) 07:53, 26 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Submarine Warfare Insignia 

message: I removed a comment claiming that mahi comes from a Persian word meaning "fish".  The etymological data already presented in the article clearly states that the term comes from the Hawaiian language, and is not related to Persian at all.  Unless some data can be presented to corroborate the claim, I believe this should be excluded.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.28.32.184 (talk) 16:00, 16 May 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Persian for "fish"? 

message: On what grounds is Mahi-mahi deemed to be the common name? · · · Peter Southwood (talk): 16:59, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Common name?