Diet Overlap

Coryphaena hippurus (Mahi-mahi)
Isurus oxyrinchus (Short-finned mako)

Common Diet

Dosidicus gigas (jumbo squid)
Illex argentinus (Argentine Shortfin Squid)

Common Habitat

Everglades and Dry Tortugas Biosphere Reserve
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Reserva de la Biosfera de Sian Ka'an

Attributes / relations provided by
1Olson, Robert J., and Felipe Galvan-Magana. "Food habits and consumption rates of common dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) in the eastern Pacific Ocean." Fishery Bulletin 100.2 (2002): 279+. Academic OneFile. Web. 23 July 2010
2PREDATORY INTERACTIONS AND NICHE OVERLAP BETWEEN MAKO SHARK, ISURUS OXYRINCHUS, AND JUMBO SQUID, DOSIDICUS GIGAS, IN THE CALIFORNIA CURRENT, RUSS VETTER, SUZANNE KOHIN, ANTONELLA PRETI, SAM MCCLATCHIE AND HEIDI DEWAR, CalCOFI Rep., Vol. 49, 2008
3Santos RA, Haimovici M. 2000. The Argentine short-finned squid Illex argentinus in the food webs of southern Brazil. Sarsia 85:49-60
4CephBase - Cephalopod (Octopus, Squid, Cuttlefish and Nautilus) Database