BLUE RUNNER – Caranx crysos

Article by: Mark Mayo

Family Carangidae, JACKS AND POMPANOS

Description: color light olive to bluish green above, silvery gray to golden below; frequently black spot on operculum; readily distinguished from crevalle jack by lack of a dark blotch on the pectoral fin; tail tipsblackish.

Similar fish: bluefish, Pomatomus saltatrix; other Caranx.

Where found: juveniles found OFFSHORE; adults NEARSHORE in schools, but something ranging INSHORE as well.

Size: usually less than 1 pound (11 inches).

Remarks: matures by 9 to 10 inches; spawns OFFSHORE from January through August; young form schools associated with floating objects, and have been observed living inside the bell of jellyfish; adults feed on fish, shrimp, and squid.

Mark Mayo

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