Scientific Name	Platax orbicularis   Pronounce			by: H. H. Xu
Author	(Forsskål, 1775)	Depth	0 - 60M
Chinese	圓眼燕魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	白鯧科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F465　Ephippidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	圓燕魚
Max Length	60 cm TL	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	蝙蝠魚、鯧仔、圓海燕、飛翼、咬破婆仔、富貴魚、白鯧(臺東)、圓眼燕魚
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、South West、North、North East、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Estuary、Coastal、 Lagoon、Coral&Sand	Holotype Locality	Jidda, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea
Synonyms	Chaetodon orbicularis, Chaetodon vespertilio, Platax blochii, Platax ehrenbergii, Platax guttulatus, Platax obricularis, Platax orbicularia, Platax orbicularius, Platax pinnatus, Platax vespertilio
Reference	台灣淡水及河口魚圖鑑(周及高，2011)  Forsskål, P. 1775 Randall, J. E. etc. 1971 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0054349. ASIZP0057105. ASIZP0058252. ASIZP0059098. ASIZP0059295. ASIZP0059331. FRIP00856. FRIP21170. FRIP21263. FRIP22318. FRIP22382. NMMBP00160. NMMSTP00421. NMMSTP00503. NTMP0377. NTUM04423. NTUM04632. NTUM04864. NTUM08224.
Common Name	Orbicular batfish; Orbiculate batfish; Round bat fish; Sicklefish; Round batfish; Circular batfish; Batfish; Circular spadefish batfish; Circular spadefish; Narrowbanded batfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist LC
Characteristic	Body orbicular and strongly compressed. Snout profile of large adults concave, with bony swelling between eyes. Jaws with bands of slender, flattened, tricuspid teeth, the middle cusp about twice length of lateral cusps; no teeth on palatines or vomer. Five pores on each side of lower jaw. Dorsal fin single, with V spines and 35 to 37 soft rays; anal fin with III spines and 26 to 29 soft rays; juveniles with pelvic fins and anterior soft rays of dorsal and anal fins elongated, but pelvic fins not reaching past vertical at rear end of anal-fin base; pectoral fins shorter than head, with 17 or 18 rays; caudal fin truncate. Scales small and rough. Lateral line complete, with 46 to 50 scales. Colour in adults yellowish silvery or dusky, dark bar through eye and another bar just behind head; occasionally with a few small, scattered black spots on body;median fins yellowish, with blackmargins posteriorly; pelvic fins black. Small juveniles reddish brown, with irregular black spots and blotches and small, white (black-edged) ocelli on body; dark vermiculated bar through eye; small black spot at base of last 3 dorsal- and anal-fin rays; caudal fin transparent except for base, which is reddish brown.
habitats	Juveniles occur singly or in small groups among mangroves and inner sheltered lagoons while adults move out to open waters over sandy areas of deep lagoons, channels, and seaward reefs to a depth of at least 30 m. Feed on algae, small fishes, zooplankton,
Distribution	Widespread in the tropical and subtropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific region from theRed Sea and East Africa to the Tuamoto Islands, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Recorded off the coast of Florida in the West
Utility	Marketed fresh. The attractive juveniles are valuable in the aquarium fish trade.