Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Pinnate Spadefish
Platax pinnatus
Pinnate Spadefish
Also known as: Dusky Batfish
Category: Spadefishes
Scientific Name: Platax pinnatus
Size: Up to 15 in. (37 cm)  
Depth: 6-75 ft. (2-23 m)
Distribution: West Pacific
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. pinnatus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 218712🔗
iNaturalist ID: 132399🔗

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