Ephippus (fish)
Genus of fishes
| Ephippus | |
|---|---|
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| Ephippus orbis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Moroniformes |
| Family: | Ephippidae |
| Genus: | Ephippus G. Cuvier, 1816 |
| Type species | |
| Chaetodon orbis Bloch, 1787 | |
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; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Ephippus". FishBase. April 2013 version.
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