Ephippus (fish)

Ephippus
Ephippus orbis as illustrated by Francis Day in The Fauna of British India
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Acanthuriformes
Family:	Ephippidae
Genus:	Ephippus Cuvier, 1816
Type species
Chaetodon orbis Bloch, 1787
Synonyms [1]
Ephippeus Epippus

Ephippus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Ephippidae, the spadefishes. These fishes are found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and in the Indo-West Pacific region.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus: ^[2]

• Ephippus goreensis Cuvier, 1831 (East Atlantic African spadefish)
• Ephippus orbis (Bloch, 1787) (Orbfish)

References

1. Bailly N (ed.). "Ephippus Cuvier, 1816". FishBase . World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 14 March 2025.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Ephippus". FishBase . April 2013 version.