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Dorado vs Volans - What's the difference?

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In constellation terms the difference between dorado and volans

is that dorado is a small constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a goldfish or swordfish. It lies between the constellations Pictor and Reticulum, and is notable for containing most of the Large Magellanic Cloud while volans is a small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a flying fish.

As a noun dorado

is Coryphaena hippurus, the mahi-mahi or dolphin, a species of fish with a dorsal fin that runs the length of the body, also known for iridescent coloration.