Orbicular batfish
Platax orbicularis
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A batfish from the Red Sea and the Indo-Pacific, with a round body. Juveniles live in mangroves.
- Scientific name
- Platax orbicularis
- Family
- Ephippidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Ephippidae
- Order
- Acanthuriformes
- Synonyms
- Chaetodon orbicularis, Chaetodon vespertilio, Platax blochii, Platax ehrenbergii, Platax guttulatuas, Platax guttulatus, Platax obricularis, Platax orbicularia, Platax orbicularius, Platax pinnatus, Platax vespertilio
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia, África, Oceania
Water
- Temperature
- 22–28 °C
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 60 cm
- Lifespan
- 10 years
Behavior
- Diet
- Carnivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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