Shortjaw leatherjacket
The shortjaw leatherjacket (Oligoplites refulgens), also known as the slender leatherjacket, is a marine ray-finned fish from the family Carangidae which is native to the eastern Pacific, where it is found from Mexico to Ecuador.[2] It is a pelagic species found close to shore, to depths of 30 metres (98 ft), which can withstand water of low salinity and which can enter estuaries temporarily.[1] This species was formally described in 1904 by Charles Henry Gilbert & Edwin Chapin Starks from a type locality of Panama City market.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Carangiformes |
| Family: | Carangidae |
| Genus: | Oligoplites |
| Species: | O. refulgens |
| Binomial name | |
| Oligoplites refulgens | |
References
- Smith-Vaniz, B; Robertson, R.; Dominici-Arosemena, A. & Molina, H. (2010). "Oligoplites refulgens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183429A8112106. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183429A8112106.en.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). "Oligoplites refulgens" in FishBase. 05 2017 version.
- Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Oligoplites refulgens". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
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