Florent's Guide To The

Eastern Pacific Reefs

Rainbow Runner
Elagatis bipinnulata
Rainbow Runner
Category: Jacks
Scientific Name: Elagatis bipinnulata
Size: 2 to 3 ft. (60 to 90 cm)  
Depth: 0-300 ft. (0-90 m)
Distribution: Circumtropical
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Carangiformes (Order)
     └Carangidae (Family)
      └Elagatis (Genus)

Silvery fishes
Jacks

Rainbow Runner

Almaco Jack

Gafftopsail Pompano

Black Jack

Bluefin Trevally



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