Oligoplites
Leatherjacket (O. saurus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Carangidae
Subfamily: Scomberoidinae
Genus: Oligoplites
T. N. Gill, 1863
Type species
Gasterosteus occidentalis
Linnaeus, 1758

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:[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Oligoplites in FishBase. February 2013 version.


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