| General | 
        
            | Name: | Matt Pedersen ( mpedersen 
                ) | 
         
            | Status: | Completed | 
         
          | Date: | 04/02/2012 | 
        
              | Classification Type: |  | 
        
            | Species: | Platax orbicularis | 
        
              | Suggested Class: | D | 
        
            | Common Name(s): | Orbiculate Batfish | 
        
            | Species Synonyms: | Chaetodon orbicularis, Chaetodon vespertilio, Platax blochii, Platax ehrenbergii, Platax guttulatus, Platax vespertilio | 
         
            | Fish/Invert/Culture: | F | 
        
            | Spawn Mode: | Pelagic | 
        
            | Fish Base Link: | http://fishbase.org/summary/Platax-orbicularis.html | 
        
            | Breeding Success: | True | 
        
            | Success References: | http://risingtideconservation.blogspot.com/2012/04/orbic-batfish-reach-metamorphosis.html | 
        
            | Journal: |  | 
      
      
        
           | 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. |