24 Fascinating Facts about Pinnatus Batfish
Carl Linnaeus published Platax pinnatus as Chaetodon pinnatus in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae in 1758, citing “the Indies” as its type location.This species belongs to the genus Platax, which is part of the family Ephippidae in the order Moroniformes. The specific name, pinnatus, means “finned” and refers to the extremely large dorsal and …