Ephippidae

batfish

Platax orbicularis

Ephippid Fish from the Persian Gulf

• Tropical
• Transcontinental
• Atlantic Ocean
• Indian Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• Africa
• East Asia
• Oceania
• Deep-bodied
• Compressed cross-section
• Large
• Tropical fish

batfish is a marine fish found around Indo-Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 60 cm.