Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Golden spadefish
Platax boersii
Golden spadefish
Category: Spadefishes
Scientific Name: Platax boersii
Size: Up to 19 in. (47 cm)  
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Acanthuriformes (Order)
      └Ephippidae (Family)
       └Platax (Genus)
        └P. boersii (Species)

Silvery fishes
Spadefishes

Golden spadefish (Juvenile)

Circular Spadefish

Circular Spadefish (Juvenile)

Pinnate Spadefish

Pinnate Spadefish (Juvenile)

Longfin Spadefish (Juvenile)



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