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RAINBOW RUNNER FACTS |
Description
The Rainbow Runner is a long fish with large deeply forked tail (scissor-shaped). It is green to blue above with white underside. The body has two light blue stripes along the sides separated by a wider yellow or greenish stripe.
Size
length to 120cm
Habitat
Found in coastal waters, near surface of reefs, and in open ocean. May form large schools. Depth range 0m - 150m
Food
small crustaceans and small fish
Range
The Rainbow Runner is a found in tropical and warm temperate marine waters around the world. In Australia it is found from south-western Western Australia, around the top of the country and south to southern New South Wales.
Classification
| Class: | Actinopterygii | | Order: | Perciformes | | Family: | Carangidae | | Genus: | Elagatis | | Species: | bipinnulata | | Common Name: | Rainbow Runner |
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