Rainbow runner
Elagatis bipinnulata
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
Description:
Body elongated, dark olive green or blue above, white below. Two narrow light blue bands on the sides with a yellowish band between them. Fins olive or yellowish. A dorsal and anal finlet posterior to the forked tail.
Size up to 1.8 m.
Habitat:
Found in oceanic and coastal waters, down to 150 m, but generally near the surface over reefs or sometimes far from the coasts. May form large schools (E. bipinnulata). Feeds on invertebrates and small fishes
Distribution:
Uncommon to rare Florida, Bahamas and Caribbean.