| General |
| Name: |
Matt Pedersen ( mpedersen
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| Status: |
Completed |
| Date: |
04/02/2012
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| Classification Type: |
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| Species: |
Platax orbicularis
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| Suggested Class: |
D |
| Common Name(s): |
Orbiculate Batfish
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| Species Synonyms: |
Chaetodon orbicularis, Chaetodon vespertilio, Platax blochii, Platax ehrenbergii, Platax guttulatus, Platax vespertilio
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| Fish/Invert/Culture: |
F
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| Spawn Mode: |
Pelagic
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| Fish Base Link: |
http://fishbase.org/summary/Platax-orbicularis.html
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| Breeding Success: |
True |
| Success References: |
http://risingtideconservation.blogspot.com/2012/04/orbic-batfish-reach-metamorphosis.html
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| Journal: |
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| If Challenging Existing Classification |
| Reasons Species Should be Reclassified: |
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| If Requesting New Classification |
| Research or Links to information on Species: |
See above. |
| Other Details |
| Other Information: |
I couldn't find any references on this species being bred before, and since P. pinnatus was only done recently, it stands to reason this could be a species first with Rising Tide. |