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The '''Leather jack''' (also Leatherjacket), ''Oligoplites saurus'', is a [[Jack (fish)|jack]] and member of the [[Carangidae]] family. Leather jack may also refer to other members of the Carangidea family, such as the [[pilot fish]].
The '''leather jack''' (also leatherjacket), ''Oligoplites saurus'', is a [[Jack (fish)|jack]] and member of the [[Carangidae]] family. Leather jack may also refer to other members of the Carangidea family, such as the [[pilot fish]].


Leatherjack may also refer to the [[smooth leatherjacket]], a member of the [[Monacanthidae]] family.
Leatherjack may also refer to the [[smooth leatherjacket]], a member of the [[Monacanthidae]] family.

Revision as of 09:42, 2 June 2006

Leather jack
File:Leather-jack.jpg
Scientific classification
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Genus:
Oligoplites
Species:
O. saurus
Binomial name
Oligoplites saurus
(Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

The leather jack (also leatherjacket), Oligoplites saurus, is a jack and member of the Carangidae family. Leather jack may also refer to other members of the Carangidea family, such as the pilot fish.

Leatherjack may also refer to the smooth leatherjacket, a member of the Monacanthidae family.

References

  • "Oligoplites saurus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 24 January. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= and |year= / |date= mismatch (help)