358 Blue Runner 



Color: Bluish or bronze-green above; lower parts silvery, 

 often blotched with golden yellow, A distinct spot on hind 

 edge of gill flap. Young have 5-6 vertical dark bars. 

 Distribution: Occurs in warm seas. It is common on both 

 coasts of the Atlantic and the eastern coast of the Pacific. 

 In the western Atlantic it is taken regularly to Cape Cod 

 and as a straggler to Nova Scotia. 



Size: Reaches a length of IV2 feet and a weight of 20 

 pounds. 



General Information: Usually only fish less than one foot 

 long are taken north of Cape Hatteras, and in some years 

 the young 2-5 inches in length are very common. 

 Economic Importance: Important as a food and game fish 

 only along the southern Atlantic and Gulf Coast. 



Blue Runner, Hardtail 

 Caranx crysos (Mitchill) 



Color: Greenish bronze above; silvery bronze below. Usu- 

 ally a spot on the rear part of the gill cover. 

 Distribution: Found regularly from Brazil to Cape Cod and 

 as a stray to Nova Scotia. 



Size: Reaches a length of almost 2 feet and a weight of 

 about 4 pounds. 



General Information: As with the common jack, only 

 small Hardtails, usually fish less than one foot long, are 

 found north of Cape Hatteras. 



Economic Importance: This species is important as a food 

 fish only along the southern Atlantic and Gulf coasts. 



