Mahi-mahi Coloring Pages

The super fish of tropical oceans around the world!

Do you know about the fish called the Mahi-mahi that glitters brightly and swims at super speed in the sea? They love warm tropical oceans and dynamically travel through big seas all over the world. They are very powerful, cool, and giant fish!

Bump on the forehead! A super unique face shape

The most interesting thing about the Mahi-mahi is its unique face shape!

• A grown-up male Mahi-mahi has a forehead that sticks out big, square, and bumpy toward the front, just like a pigeon's chest.

• A female Mahi-mahi has a round and sleek forehead. The forehead sticking way out in the coloring page picture is proof of a strong and grand adult male Mahi-mahi!

Its English names are "Mahi-mahi" and "Dolphinfish"

The Mahi-mahi has many super cute other names loved all around the world.

• In Hawaii, it is called "Mahi-mahi." People say this means "strong, strong" in the local language!

• In English, it is also called the "Dolphinfish." It got this name because it jumps and swims powerfully over the sea, just like a dolphin.

As big as a mini car!? A super giant body

The Mahi-mahi has a body much bigger than you might think.

• The biggest ones can grow as long as the width of a small car (about 2 meters)!

• They can weigh as much as 2 of your bicycles (about 30 to 40 kilograms). If you met such a giant fish in the sea, you would be super surprised by its size!

Speed star of the sea! Amazing swimming speed

The Mahi-mahi is a speed star that swims at top speeds in the ocean.

• Its body is flat, as if pressed from the sides, with a neat streamlined shape that slips through the water easily.

• By waving its big tail fin powerfully from side to side, it can dash at high speeds just like a bullet.

Its favorite food is flying fish! Jumping up to catch them

When a Mahi-mahi gets hungry, it turns into a fierce hunter.

• Its ultimate favorite food is the flying fish family that glides over the sea like birds.

• Even if flying fish escape above the ocean, the Mahi-mahi uses its huge jump to leap right out of the sea and snap them up! It also chases and eats anything that moves at super speed, like sardines, squids, and crabs.

Like a kaleidoscope! The secret of color changes out of the water

When alive, the Mahi-mahi can change its body colors so brightly and beautifully that it is called the "chameleon of the sea."

• While swimming in the water, it shows shining emerald green, dazzling gold, and bright blue colors.

• However, when pulled out of the sea, excitement instantly changes its body to a sparkling yellow. Then, as its life ends, it changes to a quiet silvery gray. It holds a mysterious color secret that you can only see for a moment.

Loves drift logs and trash! The habit of gathering around floating stuff

The Mahi-mahi has a funny habit of gathering around things floating alone in the ocean.

• Many Mahi-mahi gather together with friends under floating driftwood, floating sea plants, and sometimes in the shadows of boats.

• Many small bugs and little fish hide under floating objects, so the Mahi-mahi gather to hunt them.

Growing super fast! The secret of its life span

Even though the Mahi-mahi gets this huge, it actually grows up at an unbelievable speed.

• In just 1 year after birth, it grows to about 60 centimeters (about the length of your umbrella) all at once.

• Because it grows so fast, its life span is said to be about 4 to 5 years. It lives a very energetic life, dashing through the sea with all its power in a short time.

Actually super tasty! A fish loved across the world

Served as "Sautéed Mahi-mahi" in fancy Hawaiian restaurants, the Mahi-mahi is a delicious fish loved all around the world.

• It has mild, soft, and pretty white meat. It tastes amazing when fried, cooked meunière-style, or grilled with butter!

• In Japan, many are caught in Kochi and Shimane prefectures. Fresh ones are super delicious when served as thick slices of sashimi.

How to Choose Colors: Dazzling Gold and Emerald Green

Main body colors: The coolest thing about Mahi-mahi is their bright and pretty metallic colors! They look just like tropical sunshine.

• The back side: First, let's color from the back to the behind of the head using bright emerald green or deep sky blue.

• The belly side: Moving down toward the belly, blend your colors using dazzling yellow, gold, and bright yellow-green. If you overlap the colors so green slowly changes to yellow, you can make a magical shine just like a real fish!

Eyes and inside the mouth: Mahi-mahi have big, round, cute eyes.

• Color the outer ring with shiny yellow, and draw the center pupil clearly with black.

• They have a cool underbite! If you color the inside of the mouth light pink, it will look alive, like it is ready to chase flying fish right now.

Making the Square Forehead and Round Body Look 3D

This Mahi-mahi picture shows the square forehead of a male and its smooth, sleek body lines. Let's use these shapes to add cool shadows!

Places to add shadows:

• The top edge of the forehead and the hollow spot under the gills

• The bottom edge of the belly (closest to the ground)

• The groove at the base of the long back fin

• In these spots, gently layer a bit of darker blue or ochre over your green and yellow. Just doing this will pop out the powerful, round muscles of the Mahi-mahi in awesome 3D!

Tips for Coloring the Fins with High Energy

The long back fin that runs from head to tail and the big fork-shaped tail fin are the secrets to how fast Mahi-mahi can swim.

• Long back fin: There are lots of thin line patterns drawn on the back fin. Sharpen your colored pencil and trace over each line with dark blue or emerald green. Making the pointy tips of the fin darker makes it look super fast and cool!

• Big tail fin: Color the whole tail fin boldly with bright yellow or yellow-green. This will make it look like it is kicking through the water with huge power!

Tips to Make the Body Dots Look Real

The Mahi-mahi's body has many tiny dots drawn all over it, just like stars in the sky. Coloring these dots carefully is the best secret to becoming a coloring page master!

• Add blue dots all over: Color these small round dots one by one with dark blue or cobalt blue.

• Shine like jewels: When you put bright blue dots on a yellow and green body, it looks like sapphires on emeralds! It creates the most beautiful pattern that Mahi-mahi are famous for.

Express Yourself! Add Backgrounds to Have More Fun

There are no wrong answers in coloring pages! Use your favorite colors and color it the way you imagine your dream ocean to be.

• Express yourself! You don't have to use real colors. It is super fun to use your own ideas to make a shiny rainbow Mahi-mahi or a space-purple Mahi-mahi!

• Try drawing a background! Use the side of a light blue colored pencil to softly color the ocean in the empty space. Then, draw white splashes and round popping bubbles from the Mahi-mahi jumping! You can also draw a bright sun or a flying fish running away to complete an exciting ocean adventure. Have fun coloring with your own ideas and make your picture come alive!

Grown-up boy Mahi-mahi get square foreheads!

As Mahi-mahi grow up, boys and girls start to look very different. Girls stay round and smooth. But as boys get bigger, their foreheads stick out and turn into a big square shape! They change into a cool fish with a super powerful look, just like they are wearing a big shield.

The ocean master of disguise that changes color!

Alive Mahi-mahi sparkle in the sun with bright green, blue, and gold colors. But when they are caught, their shiny colors turn into a dull gray or dark blue in a flash. They change colors so fast that people sometimes call them chameleon fish.

They have a cute name in Hawaii: Mahi-mahi!

Mahi-mahi live in warm seas all over the world. In Hawaii, people love to call them "Mahi-mahi." In the Hawaiian language, this means "strong-strong." They are a tasty white fish and very popular to eat at restaurants, making them a famous local fish.

They love floating shadows!

Mahi-mahi have a neat habit. As they swim, they love to gather under the shadows of wood and seaweed floating on the water. They come to eat small fish and squid hiding under the shade. Fishermen know this trick very well! They use an old trick called "Mahi-mahi raft fishing" where they float bamboo rafts in the sea to attract Mahi-mahi.