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Orb Fish

Ephippus orbis

Also known as: Orbicular Spadefish, Orbiculate Spadefish, Round Spadefish

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Adult
@hossainmu · Bangladesh, Bangladesh · August 20171 / 1
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Overview

Found in shallow waters, over mud bottoms, of coastal reefs.

Batfish have a flattened profile, juvenile batfish are extremely tall finned, but as they grow they become more rounded.
Often Inquisitive of divers.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Behaviour
curious

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indo-West Pacific
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Found in shallow waters, over mud bottoms, of coastal reefs.

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    ALL STAGES
    FOR THE MARINE-BIOLOGY CURIOUS

    Deep dive

    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderAcanthuriformes
    5. familyEphippidae
    6. genusEphippus
    7. speciesEphippus orbis (Bloch, 1787)

    SourcesWoRMSFishBase

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    More in the family

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    Longfin Batfish

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    Orbicular Batfish

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