Atlantic spadefish

Chaetodipterus faber

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Atlantic spadefish is a fish from Western Atlantic. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 91 cm. Its body is deep body.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Ephippidae
Genus: Chaetodipterus
Maximum length: 91 cm
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (Ref. 47377 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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