Leatherjacket fish
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For the fish family known as leatherjackets, see filefish.
The leatherjacket fish (Oligoplites saurus), also known as leather jack, is a species of jack in the family Carangidae.[4] Leather jack may also refer to other members of the Carangidae, such as the pilot fish. The largest are about a foot long.[5]
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Leatherjacket fish | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Carangiformes |
Family: | Carangidae |
Genus: | Oligoplites |
Species: | O. saurus |
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Oligoplites saurus (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) | |
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