Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &
Caribbean Reefs
Atlantic Spadefish
Chaetodipterus faber
Atlantic Spadefish
Category: Spadefishes
Scientific Name: Chaetodipterus faber
Size: 1 to 2 ft. (30 to 60 cm)
Depth: 10-70 ft. (3-21 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Gulf of America, Brazil
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Acanthuriformes (Order)
└Ephippidae (Family)
└Chaetodipterus (Genus)
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