Rainbow runner (Elagatis bipinnulata)

Scientific name: Elagatis bipinnulata Quoy & Gaimard, 1825

Rainbow runner (Elagatis bipinnulata)

The Rainbow runner (Elagatis bipinnulata) is a marine fish of the family Carangidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 25-28; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 18 - 20. Color dark olive green or blue above, white below; 2 narrow light blue bands on sides with a yellowish band between them; fins olive or yellowish. Upper jaw ending before the eye. Anal fin base is shorter than that of dorsal fin base. It has a 2-rayed finlet; 2 anal fin spines are detached. Dorsal and anal fins are relatively short; with small two-rayed pinnulae just behind the dorsal and anal fins. Lateral line without scutes.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Elagatis bipinnulata
Family
Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
180
Common length
90.0
Depth range
0–150 m (0–492 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 150 m, usually 2 - 10 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: off Genoa, Italy in the Mediterranean and from C?te d'Ivoire to Angola. Throughout the Indo-Pacific, but rare or absent in the Persian Gulf. Eastern Pacific: mouth of Gulf of California to Ecuador; including the Galapagos Islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Reports of ciguatera poisoning
Uses
Fisheries: highly commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tmax>3; K=0.6 is doubtful)

Sources

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

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