Dumaguete, Philippines
Lembeh Strait, Indonesia
Juvenile
Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Lembeh Strait, Indonesia
Juvenile
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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Acanthuriformes (Order)
└Ephippidae (Family)
└Platax (Genus)
└P. orbicularis (Species)
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