Dictionary of Fish : Fish Directory - reference guide to Atlantic Spadefish

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Facts about Atlantic Spadefish

Chaetodipterus faber are generally schooling fish and appear off our shores in schools of just a few to more than 500. They are characterized by silvery deep, flattened bodies with 4 to 6 black vertical bands on each side which sometimes become obscure in larger fish. The first and second dorsal fins are separated, the caudal fin is concave and the anterior rays of second dorsal fin are elongated.

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