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Primary source: “Fishes from Territorial Saudi Red Sea Waters” — Fisheries Research Center, Jeddah, 1432H / 2011.

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Spadefishes · Ephippidae | Asmak Al Mamlakah

Platax orbicularis

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Spadefishes

Ephippidae

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Bony fishesOrder: Perciformesset_meal3 species

Not available

Taxonomy

Class: ActinopterygiiRay-finned fishes
Order: PerciformesPerciformes
Family: Ephippidae

Recorded genera

Species in this family (3)

Spadefishes

Ephippus orbis

Maximum length: 14.4 cm

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Spadefishes

Platax orbicularis

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Maximum length

13.8 cm

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Spadefishes

Platax teira

Maximum length: 9.7 cm

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Orbicular batfish