Dorado
Dorado (the
swordfish) is a southern
constellation. It first appears in
Johann Bayer's
Uranometria of
1603, but probably received its name earlier. It is notable for containing most of the
Large Magellanic Cloud, the remainder being in the constellation
Mensa.
The term dorado is used in the fisheries of some Latin American countries to denote the edible fish mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus).