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Atlantic Spadefish

The scientific name is derived from the Greek word "chaíti" meaning "mane" and "dipteros" meaning "with two fins."[2] The Atlantic spadefish belongs to the genus Chaetodipterus, which includes two other species: the West African spadefish (Chaetodipterus lippei) and the Pacific spadefish (Chaetodipterus zonatus).[3] The genus Chaetodipterus belongs to the family Ephippidae, which includes spadefish and batfish.
Chaetodipterus faber is known by numerous other colloquial names, including angelfishwhite angelfishthreetailed porgyocean cobbler, and moonfish

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