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.
Ephippus | |
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Ephippus orbis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Acanthuriformes |
Family: | Ephippidae |
Genus: | Ephippus G. Cuvier, 1816 |
Type species | |
Chaetodon orbis Bloch, 1787
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Species
editThere are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Ephippus goreensis G. Cuvier, 1831 (East Atlantic African spadefish)
- Ephippus orbis (Bloch, 1787) (Orbfish)
References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Ephippus". FishBase. April 2013 version.