Longjaw leatherjacket (Oligoplites altus)

Scientific name: Oligoplites altus G?nther, 1868

Longjaw leatherjacket (Oligoplites altus)

The Longjaw leatherjacket (Oligoplites altus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Carangidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Mexico to Peru.

Biology

Body elongate, fairly deep, and compressed (depth from 2.5 to 3.4 times in standard length); posterior edge of upper jaw extending beyond posterior rim of eye; upper jaw teeth small and villiform; lower branch of first gill arch with 8 to 13 gill rakers; scales small but visible, needle-shaped, embedded in the skin; body gray or brown; flanks and belly silvery with yellow highlights.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Oligoplites altus
Family
Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
56.0
Common length
30.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Mexico to Peru.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Venomous
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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