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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Carangidae Jacks and pompanos
Subfamily: Scomberoidinae
Genus: Oligoplites

(See list of species below)



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5 species (see list below)

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Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 56 cm FL
Oligoplites altus (Günther, 1868)

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Oligoplites altus
[Longjaw leatherjacket]

Photo by Krumme, U.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 49.7 cm TL
Oligoplites palometa (Cuvier, 1832)

Photo by Krumme, U.
 
Oligoplites palometa
[Maracaibo leatherjacket]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm FL
Oligoplites refulgens Gilbert & Starks, 1904

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Oligoplites refulgens
[Shortjaw leatherjacket]

Photo by JAMARC

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Oligoplites saliens (Bloch, 1793)

Photo by JAMARC
 
Oligoplites saliens
[Castin leatherjacket]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Oligoplites saurus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Oligoplites saurus
[Leatherjacket]
5 Species of Family Carangidae with Genus Oligoplites
(Jacks and pompanos)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1868 Oligoplites altus Longjaw leatherjacket Eastern Pacific 56 FL
1832 Oligoplites palometa Maracaibo leatherjacket Western Atlantic 49.7 TL
1904 Oligoplites refulgens Shortjaw leatherjacket Eastern Pacific 25 FL
1793 Oligoplites saliens Castin leatherjacket Western Atlantic 50 TL
1801 Oligoplites saurus Leatherjacket Western Atlantic 35 TL



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