Leatherjacket fish and shrimp, often in company with larger predatory species. Traditionally, the leather jacket has not been eaten, but recently, with large-scale farming of the fish, it has become common at market. The fish has a mild, oily taste similar to Spanish mackerel or bluefish. It has occasionally been the prey to Blue Swimmer Crab, as juvenile fish in sea grass beds. Leatherjacket fish The leatherjacket fish or leather jack, "Oligoplites saurus", is a species of jack in the family Carangidae. Leather jack may also refer to other members of the Carangidae, such as the pilot fish. The largest are about
Giglioli's Whale year. In 1983 between Corsica and the French mainland, French zoologist Jacques Maigret sighted a similar looking creature. Although it has not been proven to exist, it was given a "classification" by Giglioli. However, scientists would most likely classify the whale under Balaenopteridae, large baleen whales. The whale may have been a genetic mutation, similar to humans born with polydactyly. Giglioli's Whale Giglioli's Whale ("Amphiptera pacifica") is a purported species of whale observed by Enrico Hillyer Giglioli. It is described as having two dorsal fins. The species is not recognized by the general scientific community. On September 4, 1867 on