Chaetodipterus - Spadefishes

Classification

Genus: Chaetodipterus - Spadefishes
Family: Ephippidae - Spadefishes
Order: Acanthuriformes - Surgeonfishes
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

Description

Chaetodipterus is a genus of spadefishes. There are currently three recognized species in this genus:

Chaetodipterus faber (Broussonet, 1782) (Atlantic spadefish)
Chaetodipterus lippei Steindachner, 1895 (West African spadefish)
Chaetodipterus zonatus (Girard, 1858) (Pacific spadefish)

Species

Atlantic spadefish
(Chaetodipterus faber)

Pacific spadefish
(Chaetodipterus zonatus)

West African spadefish
(Chaetodipterus lippei)

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