Chaetodipterus zonatus (Girard, 1858)
Pacific spadefish
Chaetodipterus zonatus
photo by Munson, L.

 Family:  Ephippidae (Spadefishes, batfishes and scats)
 Max. size:  65 cm TL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  reef-associated; depth range 3 - 50 m
 Distribution:  Eastern Pacific: San Diego, California, USA to Peru.
 Diagnosis:  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 (Ref. 55763).
 Biology:  Found in inshore areas with sandy bottoms or coral reefs, forming small schools (Ref. 9299). Feeds on benthic invertebrates (Ref. 37955). Minimum depth reported from Ref. 2850.
 IUCN Red List Status:   (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
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 Entered by: Froese, Rainer - 01.05.91
 Modified by: Busson, Frédéric - 23.11.05
 Checked by: Garilao, Cristina V. - 28.06.95

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