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Samon

Elagatis bipinnulata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)

Status not recordedbony fish

The samon (Elagatis bipinnulata) is a species in the family Carangidae, order Carangiformes.

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Quick facts about the samon

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the samon live?

Not recorded

Is the samon endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the samon classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCarangiformes
  5. familyCarangidae
  6. genusElagatis
  7. SpeciesElagatis bipinnulata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)

Synonyms Egalatis bipinnulatus, Elagatis bipinnulatus, Elegatis bipinnulata, Elegatis bipinnulatus, Elegatis bipunnulata, Elegatus bipinnulatus, Irex americanus, Irex indicus, Micropteryx bipinnulatus, Seriola bipinnulata, Seriola pinnulata, Seriolichthys bipinnulatus, Seriolichthys lineolatus

Other names and names in other languages (75)
  • Hawaiian salmonEnglish
  • Ocean salmonEnglish
  • Rainbow runnerEnglish
  • Rainbow runner fishEnglish
  • Rainbow yellowtailEnglish
  • Rainbow-runnerEnglish
  • RunnerEnglish
  • SalmonEnglish
  • Salmon runnerEnglish
  • ShoemakerEnglish
  • Skip jackEnglish
  • Small rainbow runnerEnglish
  • Spanish jackEnglish
  • Spanish mackerelEnglish
  • Spanish-jackEnglish
  • Striped fishEnglish
  • TabioEnglish
  • Yellow tailEnglish
  • balilitobno
  • Sériole reialCatalan
  • kranas duhovýCzech
  • RegnbueløberDanish
  • މާނިޔަމަސްDivehi
  • SalmónSpanish
  • sateenkaariharppojaFinnish
  • GalatiFrench
  • SeriolinaItalian
  • ツムブリJapanese
  • VangoMalagasy
  • SalamanMalay
  • RegenboogstekelmakreelDutch
  • GrastelchiPapiamento
  • ElegataPolish
  • EnxovaPortuguese
  • Prodigalsonrcf
  • ЭлагатRussian
  • PoomeenTelugu
  • ปลาจรวดThai
  • Tanduroot
  • Atualowls
  • 紡綞鰤Chinese
  • Cola AmarillaSpanish
  • CorredoresSpanish
  • LlorotelSpanish
  • MacaelaSpanish
  • MacarelaSpanish
  • Macarela Arco IrisSpanish
  • Macarela SalmonSpanish
  • macarela salmónSpanish
  • Peje RataSpanish
  • Pez RataSpanish
  • Picudo RayadoSpanish
  • RemoremoSpanish
  • salmón cubanoSpanish
  • SalmoneteSpanish
  • SardinataSpanish
  • Zapatero LigeretoSpanish
  • Carangue arc-en-cielFrench
  • Comete saumonFrench
  • comète saumonFrench
  • Coureur arc-en-cielFrench
  • DauphinFrench
  • Dauphin vertFrench
  • RainbowFrench
  • SaumonFrench
  • SorcierFrench
  • Carango arcobalenoItalian
  • Carango striatoItalian
  • Grastèlchi di LamanPapiamento
  • Grastèlchi di Laman afóPapiamento
  • Seriola-arco-írisPortuguese
  • Xixarro-salmãoPortuguese
  • ปลากล้วยเกาะThai
  • ปลาเหลืองโพรงThai
  • 雙帶鰺Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the samon

Other species in the same genus Elagatis.

CompareSamon vs Elagatis bipinnaulata

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the samon?

The samon (Elagatis bipinnulata) belongs to the family Carangidae in the order Carangiformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Samon (Elagatis bipinnulata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/samon

MLA

“Samon (Elagatis bipinnulata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/samon.

BibTeX
@misc{samon_2026,
  title = {Samon (Elagatis bipinnulata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/samon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}