Rainbow runner :

EnglishName: Rainbow runner
Local Name : Maaniyaa mas
Size : Common to 80 cm; max. 1.2 m
Family: Order : Specimen
Distinctive Characters: First dorsal fin with 6 spines, second dorsal fin with 1 spine and 25-30 rays (including finlets). Anal fin with only 2 spines, the first slightly detached from the rest of fin and covered by skin in larger individuals. The second spine continues with 18-20 rays (including finlets). Elongate, fusiform and slightly compressed body. No scutes on lateral line. Caudal fin deeply forked.
Colour: Body deep blue above, light pink to white below. Three broad longitudinal olive to yellowish bands on body, middle one running from snout through eye to caudal peduncle.
Habitat and Biology: A pelagic species, usually found at or near the surface and close to reefs near oceanic islands. Forms small schools. Feeds on invertebrates and small fish.
Distribution: Circumtropical.
Remarks: Elagatis bipinnulata is sometimes associated with schools of K. pelamis (Skipjack tuna) and
young T. albacares (Yellowfin tuna), and often caught in pole and line fishing as a by-catch.

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