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Leather Jacket Fish

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10 Pound (MOQ)

• Country of Origin: India
• Color: white red
• Warranty: 1 year

Physical Characteristics:   - Elongated and silvery fish - Typically grows to 10 or 11 inches long - Blue-green or yellow sheen - Strongly compressed and elongate body - Posterior portion of the upper jaw reaches the rear edge of the eye - Snout is moderately pointed - Eyes are small - Dorsal and anal spines are connected to venomous glands - Bases of the anal and second dorsal fins are approximately equal in length - Pectoral fins are shorter than the length of the head - Caudal peduncle is slender with an inconspicuous keel on each side - Lateral line is slightly arched over the pectoral fin and straight afterwards with small scales embedded in the skin - Skin is corrugated with numerous short longitudinal ridges giving this fish a leathery appearance   Coloration:   - Blue-green dorsal surface - Silvery to white flanks and belly occasionally with 7-8 irregular broken silvery bands and white interspaces along the sides - Some individuals may also have yellowish highlights and the lower belly and cheeks - Dorsal fin spines are dusky or dark with translucent membranes - Second dorsal and anal fins are typically clear but may have dusky markings on the lobes - Caudal fin and pectoral fins are clear to yellowish in color   Dentition:   - Juveniles have outwardly-hooked spatulate teeth - As the fish matures and there is a change of diet, the teeth become conical in shape - Adult leatherjackets have small teeth with two closely spaced rows in the upper jaw containing teeth that are irregular in the outer raw and smaller anteriorly - Lower jaw has two rows of conical teeth at lengths of longer than 16cm fork length   Size, Age, and Growth:   - Maximum reported length is 13.8 inches (35 cm) total length (TL) - More commonly observed reaching 10.6 inches (27 cm) TL - Maximum published weight is 10.1 ounces (287 g)   Food Habits:   - Diet consists of small fish including silver perch, Irish mojarra, and anchovies - Also feeds on shrimps and mysids as well as macroalgae (found in gut contents) - Juvenile leatherjackets feed on ectoparasites and fish scales through cleaning activities of other fish such as the redfin needlefish   Reproduction:   - Spawns in shallow inshore waters from early spring to midsummer   Predators:   - Larger fish including sharks are potential predators of the leatherjacket   Parasites:   - Isopod Cymothoa spinipalpa has been documented as a buccal cavity parasite of the leatherjacket - Other reported parasites of this species include the metazoan Metacamopia oligoplites n. sp. found on the gill filaments and the trematode Tergestia pectinata