Oligoplites

Classification

Genus: Oligoplites

Description

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.

The 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)

Species