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Atlantic Spadefish

Chaetodipterus faber

Also known as: Angelfish, Atlantic Spade, Butterflyfish, Jackass, Leather Coat, Moonfish, Ocean Cobbler, Pot Cover, Sea Donkey, Three-banded Sheephead, Three-tailed Porgy, Tripletail, White Angel, White Angelfish

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2015
LIFE STAGE
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Juvenile
@EthanCollins0 · Daytona Beach, United States · July 20171 / 6

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Overview

Juveniles found swimming at an angle to resemble debris or a leaf in estuaries.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
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Behaviour
camouflagedmimicschooling

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Habitat & where to find it

Where the juvenile stage lives, and where its photos were taken.

  • Range · Western Atlantic, Caribbean
  • Country only · 6
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Juveniles found swimming at an angle to resemble debris or a leaf in estuaries.

RANGE
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Juvenile photos 6

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderAcanthuriformes
    5. familyEphippidae
    6. genusChaetodipterus
    7. speciesChaetodipterus faber (Broussonet, 1782)

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