''Ephippus'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
spadefish
Ephippidae is a family containing the spadefishes, with about eight genera and a total of 20 marine species. Well-known species include the Atlantic spadefish (''Chaetodipterus faber'') and the reef-dwelling genus ''Platax'', the batfishes, whic ...
es.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Ephippus goreensis Ephippus or Ephippos may refer to:
* Ephippus of Olynthus, Ancient Greek historian of Alexander the Great
* Ephippus of Athens
Ephippus of Athens ( grc-gre, Ἔφιππος ὁ Ἀθηναῖος) was an Ancient Greek comic poet of the middle com ...
''
G. Cuvier, 1831 (East Atlantic African spadefish)
* ''
Ephippus orbis Ephippus or Ephippos may refer to:
* Ephippus of Olynthus, Ancient Greek historian of Alexander the Great
* Ephippus of Athens
Ephippus of Athens ( grc-gre, Ἔφιππος ὁ Ἀθηναῖος) was an Ancient Greek comic poet of the middle com ...
''
(Bloch Bloch is a surname of German origin. Notable people with this surname include:
A–F
* (1859-1914), French rabbi
* Adele Bloch-Bauer (1881-1925), Austrian entrepreneur
* Albert Bloch (1882–1961), American painter
* (born 1972), German motor jour ...
, 1787) (Orbfish)
References
Ephippidae
Marine fish families
Taxa named by Georges Cuvier
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