Rainbow runner

Rainbow runner
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Carangiformes
Family:	Carangidae
Subfamily:	Naucratinae
Genus:	Elagatis F.D. Bennett, 1840
Species:	E. bipinnulata
Binomial name
Elagatis bipinnulata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
Approximate range of the rainbow runner
Synonyms[2]
Seriola bipinnulata, Quoy and Gaimard, 1825 Seriolichthys bipinnulatus, (Quoy and Gaimard, 1825) Micropteryx bipinnulatus, (Quoy and Gaimard, 1825) Elagatis bipinnulatus, (Quoy and Gaimard, 1825) Irex indicus, Valenciennes, 1862

The rainbow runner (Elagatis bipinnulata), also known as the rainbow yellowtail, Spanish jack and Hawaiian salmon, is a common species of pelagic marine fish of the jack family, Carangidae. The species is widespread throughout the tropical and subtropical waters of the world, inhabiting both coastal and offshore areas. The species is the only member of the genus Elagatis, which was created 15 years after its initial description, and is closely related to the amberjacks. The rainbow runner is easily distinguished by its body shape, and the brilliant colouration which gives the fish its name. It is a fast-swimming predator, taking small fish, cephalopods, and a wide variety of planktonic crustaceans. The species reaches sexual maturity around 60 cm (24 in), and spawning takes place at different times, with some populations spawning year round, while others only spawn at certain times of the year. The species is a well known game fish, taken by a variety of fishing methods, and is a well-regarded table fish. Large numbers of the species are taken as bycatch in tuna- and shark-fishing operations and marketed.