Fish of the Caranx genus of the subfamily Caranginae of the Carangidae family of the superfamily Percoidea of the Perciformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder.
(Blue runner. Photo © NOAA Photo Library. flickr.com/photos/noaaphotolib)
Blue runner or bluestripe jack (Caranx crysos) was first described in 1815 by the American naturalist, physician and politician Samuel L. Mitchill (1764-1831).
It is a coastal schooling species, inhabiting the depths of up to 100 meters. It often prefers to swim near the rocky bottom. The maximum recorded length is 70 cm; specimens up to 40 cm long are more common. The maximum weight is 5.1 kg. It feeds on fish, shrimps and other invertebrates.
(Blue runner. Photo © Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. flickr.com/photos/serc_biodiversity)
It is a rare inhabitant of the Adriatic Sea.
Names of blue runner (Caranx crysos) in other languages as follows:
Τραχούρι (Trahouri) (Greek), Tarakhon (Hebrew), Cojinúa negra (Spanish), Carango mediterraneo (Italian), Karanks kryzos (Polish), Xarelete (Portuguese), Голубой каранкс (Goluboj caranx) (Russian), Plavi trkač (Sebian, Croatian), Modri trnobok (Slovenian), Trakun balığı (Turkish), Carangue coubali (French).