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Oligoplites saurus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Leatherjacket
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Common names: Palometa, Voladora, Voladora mascapalo
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Also Ref. 3277.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ec.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Béarez, P., 1996
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Sauteur cuir, Zapatero sietecueros, Leather jacket, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Carangiformes (Jacks) > Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos) > Scomberoidinae
Etymology: Oligoplites: Greek, oligos = small + Greek, hoplites = armed (Ref. 45335).
  More on authors: Bloch & Schneider.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 50 m (Ref. 96339).   Subtropical; 43°N - 35°S, 116°W - 31°W

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