Chaetodipterus

Updated on Dec 18, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Chaetodipterus Higher classification Ephippidae Order Perciformes		Family Ephippidae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus

Lower classifications Atlantic spadefish, West African Spadefish

Short clip of an atlantic spadefish chaetodipterus faber

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)

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