Round Batfish (species: Platax orbicularis) in Frankland Island Group, QLD (Gaia Guide)
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Platax orbicularis
Round Batfish


©David Burdick: Adult Round Batfish (Platax orbicularis)

©Derek Keats: A pair of Round Batfish (Platax orbicularis), Marsa Shouna, Red Sea, Egypt

©David Witherall and Rachel Wing: Juvenile Round Batfish (Platax orbicularis)?, Russell Island

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Ephippidae
Genus Platax
Species Platax orbicularis

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 60 cm (Total length)

Depth range

  • From 5 m to 30 m

Synonyms

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

Live in shallow protected coastal waters to deep, somewhat silty habitats

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References

  • Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene (1990). Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii.