Chaetodipterus
Chaetodipterus is a genus of spadefishes.
| Chaetodipterus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Atlantic spadefish | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Ephippidae |
| Genus: | Chaetodipterus Lacépède, 1802 |
| Type species | |
| Chaetodon plumieri Bloch, 1787 | |
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Chaetodipterus faber (Broussonet, 1782) (Atlantic spadefish)
- Chaetodipterus lippei Steindachner, 1895 (West African spadefish)
- Chaetodipterus zonatus (Girard, 1858) (Pacific spadefish)
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Chaetodipterus in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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