''Oligoplites'' is a

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of carangid leatherjackets native to warmer seas off the Americas, including the East Pacific, West Atlantic,

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Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are: * '' Oligoplites altus'' ( Günther, 1868) (longjaw leatherjacket) * ''

Oligoplites palometa ''Oligoplites'' is a genus of carangid leatherjackets native to warmer seas off the Americas, including the East Pacific, West Atlantic, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico. Species The currently recognized species in this genus are: * '' Oligopli ...

'' ( G. Cuvier, 1832) (Maracaibo leatherjacket) * '' Oligoplites refulgens'' C. H. Gilbert & Starks, 1904 (shortjaw leatherjacket) * '' Oligoplites saliens'' (

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, 1793) (Castin leatherjacket) * ''

Oligoplites saurus The leatherjacket fish (''Oligoplites saurus''), also known as leather jack, is a species of jack in the family Carangidae. Leather jack may also refer to other members of the Carangidae, such as the pilot fish. The largest are about a foot lon ...

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& J. G. Schneider, 1801) (leatherjacket)

References

Marine fish genera Taxa named by Theodore Gill {{Carangiformes-stub