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Seabat

Platax pinnatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedbony fish

The seabat (Platax pinnatus) is a species in the family Ephippidae, order Acanthuriformes.

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Quick facts about the seabat

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the seabat live?

Not recorded

Is the seabat endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the seabat classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyEphippidae
  6. genusPlatax
  7. SpeciesPlatax pinnatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Chaetodon pinnatus, Chaetodon setosus, Platax gampret, Platax melanosoma

Other names and names in other languages (30)
  • BatfishEnglish
  • Butterfly-fishEnglish
  • Dusky batfishEnglish
  • Leaf-fishEnglish
  • Long-finned batfishEnglish
  • Longfin batfishEnglish
  • Pinnate batfishEnglish
  • Pinnate spadefishEnglish
  • Shaded batfishEnglish
  • SpadefishEnglish
  • SunfishEnglish
  • TurbotEnglish
  • netopýrník tmavýCzech
  • Mørk flagermusfiskDanish
  • Spitzkopf-FledermausfischGerman
  • Paguala de aleta largaSpanish
  • Platax à nageoires jaunesFrench
  • Pesce pipistrello nero e oroItalian
  • アカククリJapanese
  • 제비활치Korean
  • Rode vleermuisvisDutch
  • plataks indyjskiPolish
  • Peixe-bumerangue-do-coralPortuguese
  • Морской нетопырьRussian
  • ปลาหูช้างThai
  • BunakFilipino
  • Yarasa BalığıTurkish
  • Bayangroot
  • 彎鰭燕魚Chinese
  • Platax ombré à nageoires jaunesFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the seabat

Other species in the same genus Platax.

Batfish

Platax orbicularis

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Batfish

Platax batavianus

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the seabat?

The seabat (Platax pinnatus) belongs to the family Ephippidae in the order Acanthuriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Seabat (Platax pinnatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/seabat

MLA

“Seabat (Platax pinnatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/seabat.

BibTeX
@misc{seabat_2026,
  title = {Seabat (Platax pinnatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/seabat},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}