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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Ephippidae Spadefishes, batfishes and scats

Genus: Chaetodipterus

(See list of species below)


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3 species (see list below)

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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 91 cm TL
Chaetodipterus faber (Broussonet, 1782)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Chaetodipterus faber
[Atlantic spadefish]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 31 cm TL
Chaetodipterus lippei Steindachner, 1895

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Chaetodipterus lippei
[West African spadefish]

Photo by Munson, L.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 65 cm TL
Chaetodipterus zonatus (Girard, 1858)

Photo by Munson, L.
 
Chaetodipterus zonatus
[Pacific spadefish]
3 Species of Family Ephippidae with Genus Chaetodipterus
(Spadefishes, batfishes and scats)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1782 Chaetodipterus faber Atlantic spadefish Western Atlantic 91 TL
1895 Chaetodipterus lippei West African spadefish Eastern Atlantic 31 TL
1858 Chaetodipterus zonatus Pacific spadefish Eastern Pacific 65 TL



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