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Blue Runner Caranx crysos

A small, strong jack often used as live bait for bigger game fish.

• Family: Carangidae
• Rarity: Common
• Average length: 35 cm
• Max length: 70 cm
• Max weight: 5 kg
• Habitat: coastal
• Regions: atlantic-west, atlantic-east, gulf-of-mexico
• Edible: yes

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It has a dark spot near the top of its gill cover.

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