Orbicular batfish

Orbicular batfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Moroniformes
Family: Ephippidae
Genus: Platax
Species:
P. orbicularis
Binomial name
Platax orbicularis
(Forsskål, 1775)
Synonyms[2]
  • Chaetodon orbicularis Forsskål, 1775
  • Chaetodon vespertilio Bloch, 1787
  • Platax vespertilio (Bloch, 1787)
  • Platax ehrenbergii G. Cuvier, 1831
  • Platax blochii G. Cuvier, 1831
  • Platax guttulatus G. Cuvier, 1831

The orbicular batfish (Platax orbicularis), also known as the cooper batfish, circular batfish, orbiculate batfish, round batfish, narrow-banded batfish or orbic batfish is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ephippidae, the spadefishes and batfishes. This species is found in the Indo-Pacific but has been recorded outside its native range in the western Atlantic Ocean.

  1. ^ Carpenter, K.E.; Robertson, R. (2019). "Platax orbicularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T190152A53937753. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T190152A53937753.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Platax orbicularis". FishBase. February 2023 version.