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Circular batfish
Platax orbicularis (Forsskål, 1775)
AnimalsPlatax
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Reunion IslandMayotteNew CaledoniaPolynesiaRed Sea
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling
Other common names
- Round bastfish British English
- Orbicular batfishBritish English
- Narrowbanded batfishBritish English
- Circular spadefishBritish English
- Rundkopf-FledermausfischGerman (Germany)
- Pez murciélagoEuropean Spanish
- Platax orbiculaireFrench (France)
- Poule d'eau (nom également utilisé pour Platax pinnatus)French (France)
- Roussette (désigne aussi les espèces Scyliorhinus canicula et S. stellaris)French (France)
- Poule d'eauFrench (France)
- Poisson-lune (également utilisé pour Mola mola)French (France)
- Platax rondFrench (France)
- Platax à gouttelettesFrench (France)
- Pesce pipistrello brunoItalian (Italy)
- Pesce pipistrello circulareItalian (Italy)
- De ronde vleermuisvisDutch (Netherlands)
- Gewone vleermuisvisDutch (Netherlands)
Other invalid scientific names
- Chaetodon orbicularis
- Chaetodon vespertilio
- Platax blochii
- Platax ehrenbergii
- Platax guttulatus
- Platax vespertilion
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Sources
- LE BRIS Sylvain, BODILIS Pascaline in : DORIS, 02/02/2020 : Platax orbicularis (Forsskäl, 1775), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/831
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Platax orbicularis (Forsskål, 1775), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1880
Modification history
- Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026
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