Ephippus (fish)
| Ephippus | |
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| Ephippus orbis as illustrated by Francis Day in The Fauna of British India | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Ephippidae |
| Genus: | Cuvier, 1816 |
| Type species | |
| Chaetodon orbis Bloch, 1787
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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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 in the Indo-West Pacific region.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Ephippus goreensis Cuvier, 1831 (East Atlantic African spadefish)
- Ephippus orbis (Bloch, 1787) (Orbfish)
References
- ^ Bailly N (ed.). "Ephippus Cuvier, 1816". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Ephippus". FishBase. April 2013 version.