Fish Dorado (Coryphaena hippurus)

Dorado Fish - Fish Lemadang, another name for Dorado fish which has the Latin name Coryphaena hippurus (Coryphaenidae); living waters offshore. coastal areas bordering the open ocean. can reach a length of 200 cm, age 70-100 cm. Classified as pelagic fish, wild fish food fish, squid, shrimp. Catching up with trolling, purse seine, sometimes makes sero, marketed in fresh form, dried salted, moderate price. Distribution area; area off the coast, the beaches throughout Indonesia, Indo-Pacific waters and extends to sub-tropical waters.

Fish Dorado (Coryphaena hippurus) is one of the commodities from Indonesian waters. Lemadang fish is a fish large enough. The size of the fish when I was young about 30 cm and 200 cm reaches adulthood. This fish including wild fish, the habitat of this fish is local offshore waters and coastal areas directly adjacent to the open sea. The fish landed many in: Bungus PPS, PPS Jakarta, Pelabuhan Ratu VAT and VAT Pekalongan. The fishing gear used to catch this fish, among others: Payang, stupid, trawl ring, Tonda, and others.

Fish Dorado (Coryphaena hippurus) have relatively low economic value. Thus, this fish is a consumer of local consumers and consumers between islands. Import-export activities for lemadang fish not listed. In addition to its lower economic value has been no effort in the export-import lemadang fish. Commodity large pelagic fish is quite competitive with tuna in terms of size. Therefore, when it reaches the consumer, this fish is processed in a way cut (slice and processed) in order to be consumed. Price 1 lemadang fish (Coryphaena hippurus) could reach millions of dollars.

Fish Dorado (Coryphaena hippurus) is widely available in the territorial waters of Maluku, northern parts of Java, the southern part of Java, and Sulawesi waters. Until now there has been no attempt lemadang export fish (Coryphaena hippurus). It may be caused due to foreign consumer interest tehadap this fish is very small. Foreign consumers, particularly in the Japanese or Americans more interested in fish than lemadang tuna fish (Coryphaena hippurus) Therefore consumers this fish is local consumers and consumers between islands.