Leatherjacket vs Skipjack - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between leatherjacket and skipjack

is that leatherjacket is the larva of some crane flies while skipjack is any of several unrelated fish.

(en noun)

The larva of some crane flies

Any of several brightly coloured tropical fishes, of the family Balistidae, including the filefish and the triggerfish;

Any of several Atlantic fishes, of the genus , that have a leathery skin; leatherjack

(Skipjack tuna)

(en-noun)

Any of several unrelated fish.

# Several of the genus resembling tuna.

# Katsuwonus pelamis .

# The

# The alewife

# The bonito

# The butterfish

# The

# The jurel

# The leatherjacket, leatherjack (genus )

# The runner.

# The saurel.

# The saury.

# The threadfish.

(obsolete) An upstart.

(Ford)

An elaterid; a click beetle.

A shallow sailboat with a rectilinear or V-shaped cross section.

(Webster 1913)