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Chaetodipterus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Chaetodipterus

Higher classification
  
Ephippidae

Order
  
Perciformes

Family
  
Ephippidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

Chaetodipterus

Lower classifications
  
Atlantic spadefish, West African Spadefish

Short clip of an atlantic spadefish chaetodipterus faber


Chaetodipterus is a genus of spadefishes.

Contents

atlantic spadefish chaetodipterus sp


Species

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)
  • References

    Chaetodipterus Wikipedia