Ephippus (fish)

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.

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

Species

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

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