Pacific spadefish (Chaetodipterus zonatus)

Scientific name: Chaetodipterus zonatus Girard, 1858

Pacific spadefish (Chaetodipterus zonatus)

The Pacific spadefish (Chaetodipterus zonatus) is a marine fish of the family Ephippidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, San Diego, California, USA to Peru.

Biology

Body very deep and compressed; head short, with a slopping, slightly concave profile; mouth small and terminal; snout blunt and not at all prominent; posterior end of jaw not surpassing anterior rim of eye; branchiostegal membranes joined to isthmus; dorsal fin spines well developed.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Chaetodipterus zonatus
Family
Ephippidae (Spadefishes, batfishes and scats)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
65.0
Common length
25.0
Depth range
3–50 m (10–164 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 50 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: San Diego, California, USA to Peru.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Aquarium: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

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Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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