Biology:Ephippus (fish)
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| Ephippus | |
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| Ephippus orbis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Moroniformes |
| Family: | Ephippidae |
| Genus: | Ephippus G. Cuvier, 1816 |
| Type species | |
| Chaetodon orbis Bloch, 1787
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Ephippus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Ephippidae, the spadefishes. These fishes are found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and inhe Indo-West Pacific region.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Ephippus goreensis G. Cuvier, 1831 (East Atlantic African spadefish)
- Ephippus orbis (Bloch, 1787) (Orbfish)
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Ephippus in FishBase. April 2013 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q5223142 entry
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