What is a rainbow runner?

Rainbow runner ( elagatis bipinnuulata , also called Hawaiian salmon, rainbow yellow or Spanish jack, is the sea fish family carangidae. He is the only member of Elagatis runner.

Rainbow runner is most related to Amberjack Fish, the family serio . The fish was first described in 1825, when it was assumed to be a member of the serio . Rod elagatis was created by English zoologist Edward Bennett in 1840. The rainbow runner acquires his common name from his distinctive colors, dark blue or green at the top, on both sides, with two light blue horizontal stripes, yellow or light green stripes on each side. The largest rainbow runner on the record was weighed by £ 101.85 (46.2 kg), but the largest possible length of the species is questionable.

Rainbow Runner is a carnivorous fish that feed mainly on small fish, crustaceans and cefalopods. They are also one of the few fish species that eat insects that land on the surface of the open ocean. RainbowCI live in schools that can contain up to several hundred fish. Like salmon, they are very migratory.

Rainbow Runners are usually caught as a side repository in other fishing operations such as tuna hunting and shark, and then sold. They are not usually the aim of commercial fishing. Although it is said that runners of rainbows have a fair to excellent taste, they usually do not sell well, because this species is not as known as other edible fish. They can be sold fresh, frozen or salted.

Rainbow runners are sometimes recreationally hunted and the species is also sometimes used as a bait for larger fish including tuna and billfish. Archaeological evidence suggests that some prehistoric groups living in Micronesia hunted for rainbow runners as food. Most likely they trolls or pulled the bait for a canoe.