Platax batavianus: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Acanthuriformes
- Family
- Ephippidae
- Genus
- Platax
- Species
- Platax batavianus
- Scientific Name
- Platax batavianus
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Platax batavianus
Platax batavianus, the humpback batfish, Batavian batfish, batfish, humped batfish, hump-headed hatfish, moonfish or zebra batfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the family Ephippidae, the spadefishes and batfishes. They are found in coral reefs around the Indo-Pacific region. Adults can grow up to 65 centimetres (26 in) at maximum.
...Platax batavianus in languages:
- Czech
- netopýrník hrbohlavý
- Dutch
- Bultkopvleermuisvis
- English
- Batavia Spadefish
- English
- Batavian Batfish
- English
- Zebra Batfish
- English
- Moonfish
- English
- Humphead Batfish
- English
- Humped Batfish
- English
- Batfish
- English
- Batavia Batfish
- English
- Hump-headed Batfish
- English
- Humpback batfish
- German
- Batavia-Fledermausfisch
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