Chaetodipterus | |
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Atlantic spadefish | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Acanthuriformes |
Family: | Ephippidae |
Genus: | Chaetodipterus Lacépède, 1802 |
Type species | |
Chaetodon plumieri Bloch, 1787
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Chaetodipterus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Ephippidae, the spadefishes. These fishes are found in the Atlantic and eastern Pacific Oceans.