Panama spadefish

The Panama spadefish (Parapsettus panamensis) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ephippidae, the spadefishes. This species is found in the Pacific coast of the Americas from the Gulf of California to Peru. This species grows to a length of 30 centimetres (12 in) TL though most do not exceed 20 centimetres (7.9 in) TL. The Panama spadefishes is the only known member of the monospecific genus Parapsettus .^[2]

Panama spadefish
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Acanthuriformes
Family:	Ephippidae
Genus:	Parapsettus Steindachner, 1876
Species:	P. panamensis
Binomial name
Parapsettus panamensis (Steindachner, 1876)
Synonyms
Psettus panamensis Steindachner, 1876