Biology:Tripterodon orbis
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Short description: Species of fish
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Moroniformes |
| Family: | Ephippidae |
| Genus: | Tripterodon Playfair, 1867 |
| Species: | T. orbis
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| Tripterodon orbis Playfair, 1867
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Tripterodon orbis, the African spadefish, is a species of spadefish native to reefs along the Indian Ocean coast of Africa. This species grows to a length of 75 centimetres (30 in) TL. This species is important to local commercial fisheries and is also popular as a game fish. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Tripterodon orbis" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q2803651 entry
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