This is strictly an open water fish with striking colors that no one forgets.   Dolphins travels in schools and are a quick growing species. Apparently they gain as much as 4lb in weight in their first year and marine biologist say they seldom live longer than 5 years. They are in fact eating machines to achieve the weights they do as adults. They are year round residents of Florida migrating north on both  the Atlantic and Gulf coasts during the summer. 

In the Gulf they are found only usually at about 50 miles offshore.  Schooling fish range in size from 1lb to 20lbs.  Larger fish are loners or go in pairs (Bull and Cow).  Big Bulls reach 50lbs in weight and can exceed 80lbs on rare occasions. 

The Florida record is 77lbs 12ozs and the World record 87lbs.