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Bony fish

Longfin Batfish

Platax teira

Also known as: Longfin Platax Batfish, Longfin Spadefish, Longfin Teira, Orbicular Batfish, Roundface Batfish, Roundface Spadefish, Roundface Teira, Round-faced Batfish, Round-faced Spadefish, Round-faced Teira, Tall-fin Batfish Tall-fin Spadefish, Teira Batfish

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2019
LIFE STAGE
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Juvenile
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@fishx6 · Nudi Retreat - Lembeh Resort - Indonesia, Indonesia · August 20081 / 21

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Overview

Juveniles can be found in schools, under floating debris and sargassum rafts, of protected inner reefs.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
stripes
Behaviour
curiousschoolingsolitary

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Habitat & where to find it

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

  • Range · Indo-West Pacific
  • Exact location · 1
  • Country only · 20
RANGE
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Juvenile photos 21

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    FOR THE MARINE-BIOLOGY CURIOUS

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderAcanthuriformes
    5. familyEphippidae
    6. genusPlatax
    7. speciesPlatax teira (Forsskål, 1775)

    SourcesWoRMSFishBase

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