Atlantic spadefish

Atlantic spadefish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Ephippidae
Genus: Chaetodipterus
Species:
C. faber
Binomial name
Chaetodipterus faber
(Broussonet, 1782)
Synonyms[2]
  • Chaetodon faber Broussonet, 1782
  • Ephippus gigas Cuvier, 1829
  • Chaetodon gigas (Cuvier, 1831)
  • Chaetodon oviformis Mitchill, 1818
  • Chaetodon plumieri Bloch, 1787
  • Selene quadrangularis Lacépède, 1802
  • Zeus quadratus Bonnaterre, 1788

The Atlantic spadefish (Chaetodipterus faber) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ephippidae, the spadefishes. It is the symbol of the North Carolina Aquariums.

  1. ^ Dooley, J.; Collette, B.; Aiken, K.A.; Marechal, J.; Pina Amargos, F.; Robertson, R.; Kishore, R.; Singh-Renton, S. (2015). "Chaetodipterus faber". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T16435530A16509752. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T16435530A16509752.en.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Chaetodopterus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2 April 2023.