Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Elagatis bipinnulata
macarela arco iris, macarela salmón, Rainbow runner
Silvery to gray; back dark, belly light. Rear dorsal and anal fins have serrate edges; a single finlet before tail. Size: lengths 107 cm FL
Habitat: Pelagic
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Carangiformes
Family
Carangidae
Genus
Elagatis
Species
bipinnulata
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Elegatis bipinnulatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825), Irex indicus Valenciennes, 1862, Micropteryx bipinnulatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825), Seriola bipinnulata Quoy & Gaimard, 1825, Seriolichthys bipinnulatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825), fide Appeltans et al. (2010)
Origin: Native
Distribution: circumtropical; Eastern Pacific from Cabo San Lucas, Mexico to Panama and Clippterton, Cocos, Revillagigedos and Ecuador in Galapagos Islands. Mouth of the Gulf of California to Ecuador and all the oceanic islands.
- Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
- Constant, P. (2007) Marine Life of the Galapagos. The Diver's guide to Fishes, Whales, Dolphins and marine Invertebrates, 307 pp.
- Edgar, G.J. Fariña, J.M., Calvopiña, M., Martínez, C. & Banks, S. (2002) Comunidades submareales rocosas II: Peces y macroinvertebrados móviles. In: Danulat, E. & Edgar, G.J. (eds.) (2002): Reserva Marina de Galápagos. Línea Base de la Biodiversidad. Fundación Charles Darwin/Servicio Parque Nacional Galápagos, Santa Cruz, Galápagos, Ecuador, p. 68-97.
- Grove, J.S. Lavenberg, R.J. (1997) The Fishes of the Galapagos Islands. Stanford University Press, Stanford California. 862 pp.
- Humann, P. Deloach, N. (2003) Reef Fish Identification - Galapagos. New World Publication, Inc. Florida USA & Libri Mundi, Quito, Ecuador, 226 pp.
- IUCN (2023) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-2 Https://www.iucnredlist.org
- McCosker, J.E. Rosenblatt, R.H. (2010) The fishes of the Galápagos Archipelago: an update. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sc., Ser. 4, vol. 61, Suppl. II, no. 11: 167-195.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Elagatis bipinnulata", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7737. Accessed 4 April 2026.