Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Circular Spadefish
Platax orbicularis
Circular Spadefish
Also known as: Orbicular Batfish, Round 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) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Ephippidae (Family) Spadefishes
      └Platax (Genus)
       └P. orbicularis (Species)
WoRMS ID: 218711🔗
iNaturalist ID: 69858🔗

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