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Coryphaena hippurus is a species of coryphaenidae family which was daily unloaded to the paddler quay of Abobodoumé in Abidjan by the artisanal fishermen. The Coryphaena hippurus specimens of our study were captured in the ZEE of Côte d'ivoire during 2015. The biological parameters of the reproduction study, such as the gonado-somatic index (GSI), hepato-somatic index (HSI) and the condition factor (K) of Coryphaena hippurus related to a sample of 778 individuals including 534 females (69%) and 244 males (31%). The sex ratio of the sampled population is in favour of the females. The macroscopic analysis of the gonads made it possible to determine all the sexual maturity stages at the both sex, except stage I (unspecified sex) and stage VI respectively at the both sex and at the male. It showed that Coryphaena hippurus could J. K. KOUAME et al. / Int.