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Platax batavianus Cuvier
1831, the Humpback (science) or Zebra Batfish. Indo-West Pacific;
Madagascar to Indonesia. To twenty inches in height. Occasionally
offered in the trade. Should you be fortunate to chance upon a
specimen Platax batavianus it's a real striker as young,
with alternating black and white banding covering it's entire
body surface. Six inch tall specimen Aquarium image. |
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Platax boersi Bleeker 1852, Boer's
Batfish. Indonesia, New Guinea, Philippines. To sixteen inches in
length. An adult off of Mabul,
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Platax
orbicularis (Forsskal, 1775),
the Orbiculated, or Round Batfish is the "ugly-duckling" of the genus as
young, being very plain brown, with some black spots, and the least tall
as a juvenile. A six inch tall juvenile in Lembeh, N. Sulawesi, Indo. |
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Samaris cristatus Gray 1831, Cockatoo Right
Eye Flounder. Indo-West Pacific; all of Indian Ocean to Noumea. To
22 cm. Found on silty sandy bottoms, whipping out their
under-tucked longer dorsal fin rays to confuse potential predators.
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