Description
Also known as Blue-striped Runner, Hawaiian Salmon, Ocean Salmon, Prodigal Son, Rainbow Runnerfish, Rainbow Yellowtail, Runner, Salmon, Salmon Runner, Shoemaker, Skip Jack, Small Rainbow Runner, Spanish Jack, Spanish Mackerel, Striped Fish, Tabio, Yellowtail, Yellowtail Rainbow Runnerfish, Yellowtail Runner, Trevally.
Found singly or in large schools, close to the surface, often amongst floating debris of coastal and oceanic reefs.
They feed on crustaceans, small fish, invertebrates and zooplankton.
Length - 120cm
Depth - 0-150m
Widespread Circumtropical
Jacks are fast swimming fish that can roam over great distances. The larger fish hunt other fish and the smaller fish eat zooplankton. In turn they are hunted by large Tuna and Dolphins. Ref: https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Elagatis-bipinnulata.html
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