Platax batavianus

The humpback batfish (Platax batavianus), is a species of batfish in the family Ephippidae.[1] They are found in coral reefs around the Indo-Pacific region. Adults can grow up to 65 centimetres (26 in) at maximum.

Humpback batfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Perciformes
Family:
Ephippidae
Genus:
Platax
Species:
P. batavianus
Binomial name
Platax batavianus
Cuvier, 1831

Distribution and habitat

Humpback batfish are found in coral reefs around the Indo-Pacific. They are found in eastern Africa, Madagascar, Seychelles, the Maldives, India, Sri Lanka, the Andaman Sea, Indonesia, and Australia in the Indian Ocean.[1] In the Pacific Ocean, they are found in the Gulf of Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Taiwan, Japan, the Philippines, the Great Barrier Reef, New Zealand, and various Pacific islands not including Hawaii.[1] They are encountered at a depth of 5 to 40 metres (16 to 131 ft).[1] It lives in tropical waters.[1]

Description

Adult individuals of this species can grow up to 65 centimetres (26 in) at maximum size.[1] Juveniles and adults have different coloration.[1] Adults are silver with a dark bar around the eye and a faint one on the back.[1] They have brown fins and are shaped like an oval.[1] Juveniles are brown and are tall in appearance.[1] They have vertical white bars.[1] Their snouts are concave. It has tricuspid teeth and has strong jaws.[1]

References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Platax batavianus" in FishBase. November 2014 version.
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