Location: Lembeh Strait, Indonesia
Longfin Spadefish - Juvenile
Platax teira
Longfin Spadefish
Also known as: Longfin Batfish, Roundface Batfish
Category: Spadefishes
Scientific Name: Platax teira
Size: Up to 16 in. (41 cm)
Depth: 10-80 ft. (3-25 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, Red Sea, Great Barrier Reef
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Acanthuriformes (Order)
└Ephippidae (Family)
└Platax (Genus)
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