Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Ephippidae Spadefishes, batfishes and scats

Genus: Ephippus

(See list of species below)


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Photo by Rodrigues, N.V.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Ephippus goreensis Cuvier, 1831

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Ephippus goreensis
[East Atlantic African spadefish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Ephippus orbis (Bloch, 1787)

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Ephippus orbis
[Orbfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Ephippus goreensis East Atlantic African spadefish Eastern Atlantic 30 TL 1831
Ephippus orbis Orbfish Indo-West Pacific 25 TL 1787



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