orbfish

Ephippus orbis

Fish
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth2–38 m
Water temperature23–30 °C
Best monthsJanuary, February, and September
How commonRare

Photo credit: no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist

About this species

Ephippus orbis, commonly known as the orbfish or orbiculate spadefish, is a species of marine fish in the family Ephippidae native to the shallow waters of the Indo-West Pacific region.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Ephippus orbis”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 9 records
February: 9 records
March: 2 records
April: 4 records
May: 3 records
June: 3 records
July: 2 records
August: 4 records
September: 8 records
October: 6 records
November: 0 records
December: 6 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 2–38 m · Deepest record: 91.4 m

0–10 m: 8 records
10–20 m: 4 records
20–30 m: 5 records
30–40 m: 3 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 1 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C

22–24 °C: 1 records
24–26 °C: 3 records
26–28 °C: 3 records
28–30 °C: 29 records

Photos

Names and classification

English: orbfish, Orbiculate Spade Fish, Round Spadefish

Names in 3 more languages

Japanese: Manjudai, マンジュウダイ
Thai: ปลาคลุด, ปลาใบโพธิ์
Simplified Chinese: 圓白鯧

Other scientific names: Chaetodon orbis, Ephippeus orbis, Epippus orbis

Similar species

Batfish
Platax orbicularis
Dusky batfish
Platax pinnatus
Longfin baitfish
Platax teira
Platax boersii

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
168 open-data records from 1919 to 2018.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.

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