Animalia > Chordata > Perciformes > Ephippidae > Platax > Platax orbicularis

Platax orbicularis (Sicklefish; Round batfish; Round bat fish; Orbiculate batfish; Orbicular batfish; Narrowbanded batfish; Copper batfish; Circular spadefish batfish; Circular spadefish; Circular batfish; Batfish; Spadefish)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The orbicular batfish (Platax orbicularis), also known as the circular batfish, orbiculate batfish, round batfish, or orbic batfish is a popular aquarium fish which occurs naturally in the tropical waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Pulu Keeling National Park II 6469 Cocos (Keeling) Islands    

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♦ 1Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0