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Family Ephippidae

WESTERN ATLANTIC

Chaetodipterus faber

Benwood wreck, Key Largo, FL, 35 feet

ATLANTIC SPADEFISH

Uncommon in aggregations on reefs & wrecks.  Juveniles resemble drifting leaves.  Attains 36 inches.  Massachusetts to Brazil.