Species: Elagatis bipinnulata, Rainbow runner
snout pointed, mouth small
Elagatis bipinnulata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
Rainbow runner
Body elongate, fusiform; snout pointed; mouth small, opens at front, ends well before eye; dorsal rays VI+I, 25-28 + 2; anal rays I+I, 18-20 + 2; base of 2nd dorsal fin much longer than base of anal fin; a single 2-rayed finlet behind dorsal and anal fins; pectoral fin shorter than head; tail base slender; tail strongly forked; tail base notched above and below; lateral line with slight arch anteriorly; no scutes (hard, spiny scales) on lateral line; body scales oval; breast scaled.
Dark olive green to blue above, white below; two narrow light blue or bluish-white stripes along sides, with a broader olive or yellowish stripe between them; fins with an olive or yellow tint.
Size: grows to 180 cm, but common to 80 cm; IGFA record 17.1 kg.
Habitat: a pelagic species, usually found near the surface around islands sometimes far offshore.
Depth: 0-150 m.
Circumtropical; Massachusetts to NE Brazil.
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- Salinity
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- Marine
- Marine Only
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore
- Offshore
- In & Offshore
- Water Column Position
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- Mid Water
- Near Surface
- Surface
- Water column only
- Habitat
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- Water column
- Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
- Flotsam
- FishBase Habitat
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- Reef Associated
- Pelagic
- Feeding Group
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- Data
- Carnivore
- Planktivore
- Diet
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- Pelagic fish larvae
- Octopus/squid/cuttlefish
- Data
- Pelagic fish eggs
- Pelagic crustacea
- Zooplankton
- Bony fishes
- Egg Type
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- Pelagic
- Pelagic larva
- Data
- Global Endemism
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- All species.
- Circumtropical ( Indian + Pacific + Atlantic Oceans)
- Transisthmian (East Pacific + Atlantic of Central America)
- Greater Caribbean non-endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- Extends N + S of GC
- All species..
- Continent
- Continent + Island (s)
- Island (s)
- Extends North of GC
- Also in Brazil
- Extends South of GC
- GC non-endemic
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Subtropical (23-35N, Florida / Carolinas / Bermuda)
- Temperate (>35N)
- Equatorial (0-10N, Costa Rica / Venezuela)
- Tropical (10-23N, Nicaragua / Cuba)
- IUCN Red List
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- Listed
- Least concern
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 180
- Depth Range Min
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- 0
- Depth Range Max
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- 150
