shortjaw leatherjack
Oligoplites refulgens Gilbert & Starks, 1904
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The shortjaw leatherjacket (Oligoplites refulgens), also known as the slender leatherjacket, is a marine ray-finned fish from the family Trachinotidae which is native to the eastern Pacific, where it is found from Mexico to Ecuador. It is a pelagic species found close to shore, to depths of 30 metres (98 ft), which can withstand water of low salinity and which can enter estuaries temporarily. This species was formally described in 1904 by Charles Henry Gilbert & Edwin Chapin Starks from a type locality of Panama City market.
Wikipedia contributors, Shortjaw leatherjacket; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:47:23.051848+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Oligoplites refulgens Gilbert & Starks, 1904
- Name authority
- Gilbert & Starks, 1904
- Common name
- shortjaw leatherjack
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Carangiformes
- Family
- Carangidae
- Genus
- Oligoplites
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCarangiformes
- familyCarangidae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusOligoplites Gill, 1863
- speciesOligoplites refulgens Gilbert & Starks, 1904
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Oligoplites. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Oligoplites palometa (Cuvier, 1832) | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| leatherjackOligoplites saurus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| longjaw leatherjackOligoplites altus (Günther, 1868) | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Oligoplites saliens (Bloch, 1793) | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Gilbert, C. H., & Starks, E. C. (1904). The fishes of Panama Bay. Memoirs of the California Academy of Sciences, v. 4: 1–304, Pls. 1–33. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:496T5. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.