Blue runner (Caranx crysos)

Scientific name: Caranx crysos Mitchill, 1815

Blue runner (Caranx crysos)

The Blue runner (Caranx crysos) is a marine fish of the family Carangidae.

Biology

A schooling species generally not far from the coast. Juveniles often found in association with floating Sargassum. Feed on fishes, shrimps, and other invertebrates. Spawn offshore from January through August. Eggs are pelagic. Excellent food fish; marketed fresh, frozen, and salted. Often used for bait.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Caranx crysos
Family
Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
70.0
Common length
40.0
Depth range
0–100 m (0–328 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 100 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Senegal to Angola, including the western Mediterranean, St. Paul's Rocks, and Ascension Island. Reported from Mauritania. Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada to Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. Also found in Argentina. In the tropical Eastern Pacific, it is replaced by Caranx caballus G?nther 1869, which may be conspecific.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Reports of ciguatera poisoning
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial; gamefish: yes; aquarium: public aquariums
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.32-0.38; tmax=11; Fec=41,000)

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Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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