Shortjaw leatherjacket (Oligoplites refulgens) fish species and information / pictures of Shortjaw leatherjacket - Oligoplites refulgens

Shortjaw leatherjacket (Oligoplites refulgens) fish species information

Scientific Name
Oligoplites refulgens

Common Name
Shortjaw leatherjacket

Biology
Body strongly compressed and elongate (depth from 4.5 to 5.4 times in standard length); posterior end of upper jaw reaching middle of eye; upper jaw teeth small and villiform; lower branch of first gill arch with 19 to 22 gill rakers; scales small but visible, needle-shaped, embedded in the skin; back dark gray; belly and flanks silvery or blue gray with yellow highlights; dorsal and anal fins charcoal colored; pelvic fins white; pectoral and caudal fins yellow (Ref. 55763).

Classification

Classified By
Gilbert & Starks, 1904
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Perch-like fish (Perciformes)
Family
Jacks and pompanos (Carangidae)

Distribution

Region
Eastern Pacific
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Mexico to Ecuador. Also reported from Paita, Peru (Ref. 5530).
Range
35°N - 20°S

Environment

Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
Unknown m
Depth To - meters
Unknown m
Zone
pelagic-neritic
Environment
Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic
Trophic Level
4.2 s.e. 0.73 Based on food items.
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
True
Occurs in Brackish water
True
Occurs in Fresh Water
False
Occurs on Reefs
False
Is kept in Aquariums
False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
25.0 cm
Common Length
20.0 cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5312 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (22 of 100)
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Threat To Humans
  Venomous (Ref. 9283)
IUCN Red List Status
  Least Concern (LC)