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Ephippidae (Spadefishes, batfishes and scats)
Etymology: Chaetodipterus: Greek, chaite = hair + Greek, dipteros = with two fins (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Lippe collected a specimen of this fish in Freetown (Sierra Leone) during a voyage of the S M ‘Helgoland’. We know nothing further about him. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Steindachner.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 10 - 50 m (Ref. 27000), usually 10 - 50 m (Ref. 26999). Tropical
Eastern Atlantic: Senegal to Angola. Recorded from the Niger River estuary.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 31.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4338); common length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2683)
Inhabit sandy or muddy bottoms in coastal waters (Ref. 2683).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Desoutter, M., 1986. Ephippidae. p. 340. In J. Daget, J.P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 4338)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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