Platax orbicularis | University of the Philippines Mindanao | Marine Biodiversity Database Project
Platax orbicularis
  • Classification
  • Kingdom » Animalia
  • Phylum » Chordata
  • Class » Actinopterygii
  • Order » Moroniformes
  • Family » Ephippidae
  • Genus » Platax
  • Species » orbicularis
  • Platax orbicularis
    (Orbicular batfish)
  • Description »   (Wikipedia) The orbicular batfish (Platax orbicularis), also known as the cooper batfish, circular batfish, orbiculate batfish, round batfish, narrow-banded batfish or orbic batfish is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ephippidae, the spadefishes and batfishes. This species is found in the Indo-Pacific but has been recorded outside its native range in the western Atlantic Ocean.
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  • Local Name »  
  • Locality/Distribution »   [Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur]
  • Collectors/Field Observers »  
  • Species ID by »  
  • Institution/Project »   University of the Philippines Mindanao
  • Collection Code »   MIN_1908_STAC_041A
    • Cite this page as: Fortaleza, M.A., Labrador, K.L., Lanutan, J.J., Bacus, M.G., Consuegra, J.M., del Fierro, J.E.L.F., Sobradil, R.B., Opina, R.L., Cabasan, J.P., Eballe, A.C. and Gumanao, G.S., 2024. The marine fishes from southern Mindanao, Philippines, including a DNA barcode reference library of commercially important species. Bulletin of Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2023.0116
  • IUCN Conservation Status »   Visit IUCN
  • Sample Availability and Preservation »  
  • GenBank Accession Number »   OR524565
  • Curated by »   mafortaleza-dc (Maybelle Fortaleza)
  • Last Updated »   Sept. 15, 2024, 3:54 p.m.
    • Cite this page as: Fortaleza, M.A., Labrador, K.L., Lanutan, J.J., Bacus, M.G., Consuegra, J.M., del Fierro, J.E.L.F., Sobradil, R.B., Opina, R.L., Cabasan, J.P., Eballe, A.C. and Gumanao, G.S., 2024. The marine fishes from southern Mindanao, Philippines, including a DNA barcode reference library of commercially important species. Bulletin of Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2023.0116
  • DNA Sequence »

    GGCACCCTCTATCTAGTATTTGGTGCTTGAGCCGGCATAGTAGGCACAGCACTAAGCCTGCTTATCCGAGCAGAGCTAAACCAACCAGGCGCTCTCCTTGGAGACGACCAGATTTATAATGTAATTGTTACAGCACATGCGTTCGTAATAATTTTCTTTATAGTCATGCCAGTAATGATCGGGGGCTTTGGAAATTGACTAATCCCACTAATAATCGGCGCCCCAGACATGGCTTTCCCTCGAATGAACAACATAAGCTTCTGACTCCTTCCCCCCTCATTCCTCCTGCTCCTCGCCTCTTCCGGAGTAGAAGCTGGTGCTGGAACTGGCTGAACTGTTTACCCGCCGCTAGCCAGCAACCTGGCACATGCAGGCGCATCTGTAGACCTGACTATTTTCTCCCTACATTTAGCAGGTATCTCCTCAATTCTAGGGGCTATTAACTTTATCACAACAATTATTAACATAAAACCCCCCGCCATTTCCCAATATCAAACCCCCCTGTTCGTCTGAGCCGTCCTAATTACGGCTGTCCTCTTACTCCTTTCACTTCCCGTCCTCGCCGCGGGCATTACTATGCTACTTACAGATCGAAATCTAAACACCACCTTTTTCGACCCGGCAGAAGGAGGAGACCCAATTCTCTATCAACACCTATTCTGA

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