Chaetodipterus
Appearance
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Atlantic spadefish | |
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Genus: | Chaetodipterus Lacépède, 1802
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Chaetodon plumieri Bloch, 1787
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Chaetodipterus is a genus of spadefishes.
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; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Chaetodipterus". FishBase. April 2013 version.