Kingdom Animalia Family Ephippidae Rank Species | Class Actinopterygii Phylum Chordata Order Perciformes | |
Genus Parapsettus
Steindachner, 1876 Similar Chaetodipterus zonatus, Ephippus, Perciformes, Proteracanthus sarissophorus, Ephippidae | ||
Parapsettus panamensis, the Panama spadefish, is a species of spadefish native to the Pacific coast of the Americas from the Gulf of California to Peru. This species grows to a length of 30 centimetres (12 in) TL though most do not exceed 20 centimetres (7.9 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.
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