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Leatherjacket

Oligoplites altus (Günther, 1868)

Status not recordedbony fish

The leatherjacket (Oligoplites altus) is a species in the family Carangidae, order Carangiformes.

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Quick facts about the leatherjacket

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 leatherjacket live?

Not recorded

Is the leatherjacket 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 leatherjacket classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCarangiformes
  5. familyCarangidae
  6. genusOligoplites
  7. SpeciesOligoplites altus (Günther, 1868)

Synonyms Chorinemus altus, Oligoplites mundus

Other names and names in other languages (19)
  • Bigmouth leatherjacketEnglish
  • Deepbody leatherjacketEnglish
  • Longjaw leatherbackEnglish
  • Longjaw leatherjackEnglish
  • Longjaw leatherjacketEnglish
  • kranas temnohřbetýCzech
  • ParamoSpanish
  • Sauteur PelonFrench
  • Palombleta-do-PacíficoPortuguese
  • 高革鰺Chinese
  • PajaritoSpanish
  • PajaritosSpanish
  • PalometaSpanish
  • piña boconaSpanish
  • VoladoraSpanish
  • Voladora PalomaSpanish
  • ZapateroSpanish
  • Zapatero PelónSpanish
  • Zapatero SierritaSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the leatherjacket

Other species in the same genus Oligoplites.

Leatherjack

Oligoplites saurus

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

Jack

Oligoplites saliens

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the leatherjacket?

The leatherjacket (Oligoplites altus) 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). Leatherjacket (Oligoplites altus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/oligoplites-altus

MLA

“Leatherjacket (Oligoplites altus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/oligoplites-altus.

BibTeX
@misc{oligoplites_altus_2026,
  title = {Leatherjacket (Oligoplites altus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/oligoplites-altus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}