| Specimen ID | 249971 |
| Group | Marine Fishes |
| Genus | Platax |
| Species | orbicularis |
| Common Name | orbicular batfish |
| State | FL |
| County | Monroe |
| Locality | Atlantic Ocean, Florida Keys, Key Largo, Molasses Reef |
| Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
| HUC8 Name | Floridian |
| HUC8 Number | 32007000 |
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| Collection Day | 16 |
| Collection Month | 1 |
| Collection Year | 2004 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | released aquarium |
| Status | eradicated |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 17775 |
| Author: | REEF. |
| Date: | 2008 |
| Title: | Exotic Species Sighting Program and Volunteer Survey Project Database. |
| Publisher: | Reef Environmental Education Foundation. |
| Volume: | March 10, 2008 |
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| Reference 2 |
| Ref. Number: | 13808 |
| Author: | Associated Press. |
| Date: | 2004 |
| Title: | Divers recapture exotic fish seen as threat to Keys reef natives. |
| Journal: | Herald.com |
| Publisher: | Miami Herald. |
| Issue: | June 8, 2004 |
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| Reference 3 |
| Ref. Number: | 13464 |
| Author: | The Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF). |
| Date: | 2002 |
| Title: | Exotic species sighting program. |
| Publisher: | REEF. |
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| Comments | Seven separate observations of this species for this location within this year. A single to a few individuals seen per observation. Two fish were removed from Molasses Reef and sent to the Florida Aquarium in Tampa. |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Freshwater/Marine | Marine |
