Ephippus
Ephippus orbis
Scientific classification Edit this 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

  1. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Ephippus in FishBase. April 2013 version.


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