Longfin Batfish
Platax teira
- Group: Other
- Typical depth: 3–25 m
- Max size: 70 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
Tall and disc shaped, this batfish grows to about seventy centimetres and drifts in sheltered bays and around shipwrecks, sometimes gathering into large schools. Juveniles shelter under floating rafts of weed, mimicking dead leaves as they ride the surface until they grow too big to hide that way.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Acanthuriformes › Ephippidae › Platax
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 218710.
FAQ
- How deep does the Longfin Batfish live?
- The Longfin Batfish (Platax teira) is typically found at 3–25 m.
- Is the Longfin Batfish dangerous to divers?
- The Longfin Batfish is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Longfin Batfish get?
- The Longfin Batfish grows to about 70 cm.