Oligoplites

Updated on Nov 15, 2023

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Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Oligoplites Higher classification Carangidae Order Perciformes		Family Carangidae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus

Similar Leatherjacket fish, Carangidae, Chloroscombrus, Hemicaranx, Atlantic bumper

Oligoplites is a genus of leatherjackets native to the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

Species

There currently recognized species in this genus are:

Oligoplites altus (Günther, 1868) (longjaw leatherjacket)

Oligoplites palometa (G. Cuvier, 1832) (Maracaibo leatherjacket)

Oligoplites refulgens C. H. Gilbert & Starks, 1904 (shortjaw leatherjacket)

Oligoplites saliens (Bloch, 1793) (Castin leatherjacket)

Oligoplites saurus (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (leatherjacket)

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