Platax orbicularis Circular Spadefish, Batfish

Platax orbicularis is commonly referred to as Circular Spadefish, Batfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Que pour les grands aquariums. A aquarium size of at least 50000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

426 

AphiaID:

218711 

Scientific:

Platax orbicularis 

German:

Rundkopf-Fledermausfisch 

English:

Circular Spadefish, Batfish 

Category:

Erythrinidés 

Family tree:

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

Initial determination:

(Forsskål, ), 1775 

Occurrence:

Eritrea, Kuwait, Sudan, Hong Kong, Vereinigte Arabische Emirate, (the) Maldives, Africa, American Samoa, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arabian Sea, Australia, Bahrain, Cambodia, China, Christmas Islands, Comores, Cook Islands, Djibouti, East Africa, Egypt, Fiji, Florida, French Polynesia, Guam, Gulf of Oman / Oman, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Jordan, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Mozambique, Myanmar, New Caledonia, Northern Mariana Islands, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Quatar, Raja Amat, Red Sea, Réunion , Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South-Africa, Sumatra, Tahiti, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, The Bangai Archipelago, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, the Seychelles, Togean Islands, Tonga, Tuamoto Islands, Vanuatu, Vietnam, West-Atlantic Ocean, Yemen 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

0 - 30 Meter 

Habitats:

Brackish water, Coastal waters, Lagoons, Mangrove Zones, Muddy grounds, Reef-associated, Seaward facing reefs, Seawater, Sea water, Ship Wrecks 

Size:

17.72" - 23.62" (45cm - 60cm) 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Fish (little fishes), Invertebrates 

Tank:

10998.92 gal (~ 50000L)  

Difficulty:

Que pour les grands aquariums 

Offspring:

Possible to breed 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Platax batavianus
  Buckel-Fledermausfisch
• 
  Platax boersii
  Goldener Fledermausfisch
• 
  Platax orbicularis
  Rundkopf-Fledermausfisch
• 
  Platax pinnatus
  Fledermausfisch
• 
  Platax teira
  Langflossen-Fledermausfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2004-09-04 17:37:04 

Last edit:

2026-09-14 19:07:41 

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