Longfin Batfish
Platax teira
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Acanthuriformes
- Family
- Ephippidae
- Genus
- Platax
- Species
- Platax teira
The longfin batfish (Platax teira) is a tall, disc-shaped fish with dark bars and a dark patch near the belly.
It feeds on plankton, algae and jellyfish and is often curious around divers.
In the Philippines it is found on reefs and wrecks, often in small groups.