Atlantic spadefish

Atlantic spadefish
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Ephippidae
Genus: Chaetodipterus
Species:
C. faber
Binomial name
Chaetodipterus faber
(Broussonet, 1782)
Synonyms
  • Chaetodon faber Broussonet, 1782
  • Ephippus gigas Cuvier, 1829
  • Chaetodon gigas (Cuvier, 1831)
  • Chaetodon oviformis Mitchill, 1818
  • Chaetodon plumieri Bloch, 1787
  • Selene quadrangularis Lacépède, 1802
  • Zeus quadratus Bonnaterre, 1788

The Atlantic spadefish (Chaetodipterus faber) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ephippidae, the spadefishes. It is the symbol of the North Carolina Aquariums.