Carangidae

leatherjack

Oligoplites saurus

Carangid Fish beneath Western Atlantic

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

The leatherjacket fish (Oligoplites saurus), also known as leather jack, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Trachinotidae. Leather jack may also refer to other members of Carangiformes, such as the pilot fish. The largest are about a foot long.