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Leatherjack

Oligoplites saurus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Status not recordedbony fish

The leatherjack (Oligoplites saurus) is a species in the family Carangidae, order Carangiformes.

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Quick facts about the leatherjack

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the leatherjack live?

Not recorded

Is the leatherjack endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the leatherjack classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCarangiformes
  5. familyCarangidae
  6. genusOligoplites
  7. SpeciesOligoplites saurus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Synonyms Centronotus argenteus, Chorinemus lanceolatus, Chorinemus occidentalis, Chorinemus quiebra, Chorinemus saltans, Gasterosteus occidentalis, Lichia quiebra, Oligoplites inornatus, Oligoplites rathbuni, Oligoplites saurus inornatus, Oligoplites saurus saurus, Scomber saurus

Other names and names in other languages (12)
  • LeatherjacketEnglish
  • kranas žlutoocasýCzech
  • LædermakrelDanish
  • zapateroSpanish
  • SauteurFrench
  • HudiuPapiamento
  • Palombleta-do-nortePortuguese
  • Центральноамериканская лакедраRussian
  • 革鰺Chinese
  • CueriduroSpanish
  • piña sietecuerosSpanish
  • Sauteur cuirFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the leatherjack

Other species in the same genus Oligoplites.

Jack

Oligoplites saliens

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the leatherjack?

The leatherjack (Oligoplites saurus) belongs to the family Carangidae in the order Carangiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Leatherjack (Oligoplites saurus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/leatherjack

MLA

“Leatherjack (Oligoplites saurus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/leatherjack.

BibTeX
@misc{leatherjack_2026,
  title = {Leatherjack (Oligoplites saurus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/leatherjack},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}