Oligoplites
| Oligoplites | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
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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.