Oligoplites
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Classification
Genus:
Oligoplites
Family: Carangidae - Jacks
Order: Carangiformes - Jacks
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
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)