Shortjaw leatherjacket (Oligoplites refulgens)

Scientific name: Oligoplites refulgens Gilbert & Starks, 1904

Shortjaw leatherjacket (Oligoplites refulgens)

The Shortjaw leatherjacket (Oligoplites refulgens) is a brackish-water fish of the family Carangidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Mexico to Ecuador. Also reported from Paita, Peru.

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.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Oligoplites refulgens
Family
Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
25.0
Common length
20.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Mexico to Ecuador. Also reported from Paita, Peru.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Venomous
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (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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