Elagatis bipinnulata

Elagatis bipinnulata
Rainbow Runner – Elagatis bipinnulata
FamilyScientific NameAuthorYearCommon Name
CarangidaeElagatis bipinnulata(Quoy and Gaimard)1825Rainbow Runner

Elagatis bipinnulata

Unique Characters: Body greenish blue dorsally with a series of blue and yellow stripes on the sides. Detached finlets behind dorsal and anal fins. Posterior straight part of lateral line without scutes. Pectoral fins shorter than head length. Body scales oval-shaped. Upper jaw protractile. Bases of soft dorsal and anal fins unequal in length, anal-fin base about 45-70% of dorsal-fin base. Caudal peduncle grooves present, dorsally and ventrally. Dorsal and anal fins with terminal 2-rayed finlet. Upper jaw ending distinctly before vertical at front margin of eye (to below front margin of eye in young).

Similar Species: None

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