Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian 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) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Carangiformes (Order)
     └Carangidae (Family) Jacks
      └Elagatis (Genus)
       └E. bipinnulata (Species)
WoRMS ID: 126809🔗
iNaturalist ID: 122033🔗

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