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Orbicular batfish
Platax orbicularis
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Orbicular batfish
- Scientific
- Platax orbicularis
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 60 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 30 m; also enters brackish water
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2018
Description
A batfish with a round, very deep body, yellowish silver to dusky with dark bars through the eye and behind the head. Juveniles are brown and drift on their side to mimic dead leaves. Adults live in groups in sheltered waters and around wrecks.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Platax-orbicularis.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Pez_murciélago_orbicular_(Platax_orbicularis),_mar_Rojo,_Eg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.