Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Blue Runner
Caranx crysos
Blue Runner
Category: Jacks
Scientific Name: Caranx crysos
Size: 1 to 2 ft. (30 to 60 cm)  
Depth: 3-130 ft. (1-40 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bermuda, Florida, Gulf of America, Brazil
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Carangiformes (Order)
     └Carangidae (Family) Jacks
      └Caranx (Genus)
       └C. crysos (Species)
WoRMS ID: 126802🔗
iNaturalist ID: 96740🔗

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