Carangidae

Maracaibo leatherjacket

Oligoplites palometa

Dorsal and anal spines armed with venom glands

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Atlantic Ocean
• Central America and the Caribbean
• South America
• Fusiform
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Maracaibo leatherjacket is known around Western Atlantic as a fish; Records give a maximum length of 49.7 cm, and its body is fusiform body.