Orbicular Batfish
Platax orbicularis
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 893
- Most observed in
- 🇪🇬 Egypt
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
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.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Orbicular batfish”.