Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Atlantic Spadefish
Chaetodipterus faber
Atlantic Spadefish
Category: Spadefishes
Scientific Name: Chaetodipterus faber
Size: 1 to 2 ft. (30 to 60 cm)  
Depth: 10-70 ft. (3-21 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Gulf of America, Brazil
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Ephippidae (Family) Spadefishes
      └Chaetodipterus (Genus)
       └C. faber (Species)
WoRMS ID: 159703🔗
iNaturalist ID: 49316🔗

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