> [!summary]- Classification
**Kingdom**:: Animals
**Phylum**:: Chordata
**Subphylum**:: Vertebrata
**Superclass**:: Osteichthyes
**Class**:: Actinopterygii
**Subclass**:: Neopterygii
**Superorder**:: Acanthopterygii
**Order**:: Perciformes
**Suborder**:: Acanthuroidei
**Superfamily**::
**Family**:: Ephippidae
**Subfamily**::
**Genus**:: Chaetodipterus
**Species**:: C. faber
**Vernacular**:: Atlantic spadefish
## Photos
*[116 - 2023-03-01 - Sources chaudes - Saint Pierre - Martinique](116%20-%202023-03-01%20-%20Sources%20chaudes%20-%20Saint%20Pierre%20-%20Martinique.md)*
## Notes
I thought at first it was some [Platax teira - Tall fin batfish](Platax%20teira%20-%20Tall%20fin%20batfish.md), but no. C. faber is the only kind of platax in the caraïbean sea.
There's only 3 known species of Chaetodipterus genus : faber, lippei and zonatus.
## References
- https://doris.ffessm.fr/Especes/Chaetodipterus-faber-Disque-portugais-1830 (fr)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_spadefish