Platax orbicularis: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Acanthuriformes
- Family
- Ephippidae
- Genus
- Platax
- Species
- Platax orbicularis
- Scientific Name
- Platax orbicularis
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Orbicular batfish
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.
...Platax orbicularis in languages:
- Arabic
- سمك الخفاش الدائري
- Chinese
- 圓眼燕魚
- Czech
- netopýrník obecný
- Dutch
- Ronde vleermuisvis
- English
- Orbicular Batfish
- English
- Circular Spadefish
- English
- Round Batfish
- English
- Cooper Batfish
- English
- Narrow-banded Batfish
- English
- Orbiculate Batfish
- French
- Platax orbiculaire
- German
- Rundkopf-Fledermausfisch
- Italian
- Pesce pipistrello bruno
- Japanese
- ナンヨウツバメウオ
- Korean
- 남방제비활치
- Russian
- Голубой платакс
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