Name: Orbicular batfish
Scientific Name: Platax orbicularis
Family: Ephippidae
Group: Bony fish
Class: Fish
Size: 26-50 cm.
Orbicular batfish live alone, or in very small groups, amidst the mangrove and inside sheltered lagoons. Their bodies are laterally compressed, resulting in a triangular shape. Their appearance and behaviour remind those who see it of a floating leaf.
Photo by:
David Burdick (www.photolib.noaa.gov)
Oceanário Location
Tropical Indian
