Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Circular Spadefish
Platax orbicularis
Circular Spadefish
Also known as: Orbicular Batfish
Category: Spadefishes
Scientific Name: Platax orbicularis
Size: Up to 12 in. (30 cm)  
Depth: 6-130 ft. (2-40 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Ephippidae (Family)
      └Platax (Genus)

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