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Dusky Batfish

Platax pinnatus

Also known as: Longfin Batfish, Long-finned Batfish, Pinnate Batfish, Red-faced Batfish, Red-faced Orbic Batfish, Pinnate Spadefish, Red-finned Batfish, Red-rimmed Batfish, Redstripe Batfish, Shaded Batfish

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2024
LIFE STAGE
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Juvenile
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@fishx6 · Wakatobi Dive Resort, Indonesia · August 20051 / 5

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Overview

Juveniles dark with orange outline, small juveniles mimic flatworms, and are found around caves, ledges, and mangroves, of sheltered inner reefs.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
orange out linestripes
Behaviour
curiousmimicschoolingsolitary

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Habitat & where to find it

Where the juvenile stage lives, and where its photos were taken.

  • Range · Western Pacific
  • Exact location · 1
  • Country only · 4
RANGE
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Juvenile photos 5

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    ALL STAGES
    FOR THE MARINE-BIOLOGY CURIOUS

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    Taxonomy

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

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