Chaetodipterus zonatus | |
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A school of Pacific Spadefish, Sta. Catalina, Panama. | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Moroniformes |
Family: | Ephippidae |
Genus: | Chaetodipterus |
Species: | C. zonatus
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Binomial name | |
Chaetodipterus zonatus (Girard, 1858)
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The Pacific spadefish (Chaetodipterus zonatus) is a species of fish of the family Ephippidae. It is native to the eastern Pacific, from San Diego, California to Peru,[2] including the Galápagos Islands where it is known as Chambo.[3]