A school of Pacific Spadefish, Sta. Catalina, Panama.
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Moroniformes
Family:
Ephippidae
Genus:
Chaetodipterus
Species:
C. zonatus
Binomial name
Chaetodipterus zonatus
(Girard, 1858)
Synonyms
Ephippus zonatus Girard, 1858
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 is the Galápagos Islands where it is known as Chambo.[3]
^Smith-Vaniz, B.; Robertson, R.; Collette, B.; Dominici-Arosemena, A.; Molina, H.; Salas, E.; Guzman-Mora, A.G. (2010). "Chaetodipterus zonatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T178072A7491200. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T178072A7491200.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
^"Chaetodipterus zonatus (Girard, 1858)". Fish Base. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
^"Chaetodipterus zonatus". Galapagos Species Checklist. Archived from the original on April 14, 2013. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
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