Chaetodipterus faber

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A fish with a deep, round body that lives near warm western Atlantic coasts and is eaten as food

noun

Specialized

: pez espada atlántico

Local seafood restaurants often serve freshly grilled Chaetodipterus faber during the summer season.

Examples

The diet of Chaetodipterus faber consists mainly of small invertebrates and plankton.
Fishermen caught several Chaetodipterus faber off the coast of Florida yesterday.
The Chaetodipterus faber is commonly found around coral reefs.
Many fishermen target Chaetodipterus faber for its delicious taste.
Fishermen caught several Chaetodipterus faber off the coast of Florida yesterday.
Local seafood restaurants often serve freshly grilled Chaetodipterus faber during the summer season.
Many fishermen target Chaetodipterus faber for its delicious taste.

Synonyms

spadefish

vsChaetodipterus faber

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A deep round sea fish often used for food

is the formal scientific name for the same fish

Surface Forms

Chaetodipterus faber singular

Chaetodipterus fabers plural

Morphology

Chaetodipterus + faber

This is a Latin binomial (scientific) name used as a taxonomic label, so its meaning ('Atlantic spadefish') is not compositionally derived from ordinary English words. The constituents are a genus name and a Latin epithet (the second is not a common English word), and recognizing the referent requires specialized biological/taxonomic knowledge rather than simple knowledge of the parts.

Etymology

Chaetodipterus faber is the scientific name for the 'Atlantic spadefish', a deep, round fish that looks like a flat spade or disk. Because its body is broad and shovel-shaped, people called it a spadefish, and that image helps you remember it is a common 'food fish' in warm coastal waters.