Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Longfin Spadefish
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) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Ephippidae (Family) Spadefishes
      └Platax (Genus)
       └P. teira (Species)
WoRMS ID: 218710🔗
iNaturalist ID: 69859🔗

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