Elagatis bipinnulata
Rainbow Runner
As recorded: Elagatis bipinnulata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Carangidae
- Collected by
- Local fisherman, via J.E. Randall
- Date
- February 10, 1986
- Locality
- Easter Island
- Island
- Easter Island
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 10, 1986, Local fisherman, via J.E. Randall also collected 3 other specimens.
Elagatis bipinnulata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1986. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 617 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-14.
2026-10-14
Saint-Barthélemy
(c) Clement BONNARDEL, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
'Lighthouse Bommies'
(c) MarineTom76, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-07
Niue, NU
(c) Max Walton-Hannay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-07
Isla Santa Cruz, BCS
(c) tunicatedreamz, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-01
Fiji
(c) Aiden Chong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-01
Fiji
(c) Aiden Chong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Elagatis bipinnulata. BPBM 39342. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36654466. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/39342.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36654466 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026