Atlantic Spadefish

Size: 1-3 ft.
ID: Several dark bars, silver body in spade card shape

Class: Actinopterygii / Ray-finned fishes
Order: Perciformes / Perch-like
Family: Ephippidae / Spadefishes
Genus Species: Chaetodipterus faber /Atlantic Spadefish

Habitat: open water
Typical food: shellfish, sponges, worms, gorgonians, algae
Other information: swim in small schools

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