Orbicular batfish

Platax orbicularis

Category: Reef Fish

IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Ephippidae
Genus: Platax

Where to Find

Found in 41 diving areas across 27 countries and 6 regions.

Grand Lagoon, New Caledonia - 12 records
Bimini, Bahamas - 2 records
Klein Bonaire, Bonaire - 2 records
Kadavu & Great Astrolabe Reef, Fiji - 6 records
Pohnpei, Micronesia - 1 records
Yap, Micronesia - 3 records
Peleliu & Angaur, Palau - 5 records
Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea - 1 records
Rabaul & New Britain, Papua New Guinea - 6 records
Upolu, Samoa - 16 records
Gizo & Western Province, Solomon Islands - 2 records
Iron Bottom Sound, Solomon Islands - 2 records
Tongatapu, Tonga - 2 records
Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu - 2 records
Ishigaki & Yaeyama, Japan - 1 records
Okinawa Main Island, Japan - 8 records
Jeju Island, South Korea - 1 records
Kenting National Park, Taiwan - 3 records
Lakshadweep, India - 5 records
Diani Beach & South Coast, Kenya - 17 records
Watamu & Malindi, Kenya - 1 records
Flic en Flac & West Coast, Mauritius - 7 records
Mayotte Lagoon, Mayotte - 2 records
Saint-Gilles & West Coast, Réunion - 3 records
Aldabra & Outer Islands, Seychelles - 75 records
Cape Town & Western Cape, South Africa - 1 records
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - 1 records
Trincomalee & East Coast, Sri Lanka - 1 records
Dar es Salaam & Offshore Islands, Tanzania - 17 records
Zanzibar & Pemba, Tanzania - 2 records
Derawan Islands, Indonesia - 1 records
Sulawesi, Indonesia - 2 records
Sumatra, Indonesia - 2 records
Sipadan, Malaysia - 4 records
Apo Reef, Philippines - 5 records
Bohol, Philippines - 19 records
Dumaguete, Philippines - 16 records
Siargao, Philippines - 2 records
Tubbataha Reef, Philippines - 12 records
Visayas, Philippines - 20 records
Southern Islands, Singapore - 6 records