Oligoplites | |
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Leatherjacket (O. saurus) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Carangiformes |
Suborder: | Carangoidei |
Family: | Carangidae |
Subfamily: | Scomberoidinae |
Genus: | Oligoplites T. N. Gill, 1863 |
Type species | |
Scomber saurus | |
Synonyms | |
Leptoligoplites Fowler, 1944 |
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: [1]