spadefishes in English

noun
1
a marine fish with an almost disk-shaped body. It lives in tropical inshore waters, where it often forms schools.
Atlantic spadefish , for example, which average 3 to 4 pounds, are plentiful for now and are relatively good to eat.
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1. These fishes belong in the Order Perciformes and Suborder Acanthuroidei where they are members of the Family Ephippidae (Spadefishes & Batfishes)

2. Florent's Guide To The Caribbean Reefs Fish, Corals and Creatures - Jacks - Mackerels and Tunas - Porgies - Mojarras - Chubs - Spadefishes - Tarpons - Barracudas - Bonnetmouths - Bonefishes - Needlefishes - Halfbeaks

3. Florent's Guide To The South Florida Reefs Fish, Corals and Creatures - Jacks - Mackerels and Tunas - Porgies - Mojarras - Chubs - Spadefishes - Tarpons - Barracudas - Bonnetmouths - Bonefishes - Needlefishes - Halfbeaks

4. True Batfishes are a sub-group of spadefishes, a family of 20 marine fish with flattened oval bodies, triangle-shaped dorsal and anal fins and vertical lines to camouflage their eyes.