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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Ephippidae Spadefishes, batfishes and scats

Genus: Platax

(See list of species below)


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5 species (see list below)

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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 65 cm SL
Platax batavianus Cuvier, 1831

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Platax batavianus
[Humpback batfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Platax boersii Bleeker, 1853

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Platax boersii
[Golden spadefish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Platax orbicularis (Forsskål, 1775)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Platax orbicularis
[Orbicular batfish]

Photo by Cook, D.C.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Platax pinnatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Cook, D.C.
 
Platax pinnatus
[Dusky batfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Platax teira (Forsskål, 1775)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Platax teira
[Longfin batfish]
5 Species of Family Ephippidae with Genus Platax
(Spadefishes, batfishes and scats)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1831 Platax batavianus Humpback batfish Indo-West Pacific 65 SL
1853 Platax boersii Golden spadefish Indo-West Pacific 40 TL
1775 Platax orbicularis Orbicular batfish Indo-Pacific 60 TL
1758 Platax pinnatus Dusky batfish Western Pacific 45 TL
1775 Platax teira Longfin batfish Indo-West Pacific 70 TL



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