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Batfishes (5)

General description
Batfishes are beautiful, but extremely difficult to keep saltwater fish. They really are something else, but so many of them just don't make the transition from the wild to the home aquarium. They are members of the "Family Ephippidae". These members are shy, retiring, and mouthbrooders. The family has 7 genera and 20 species, found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans.

The body of Batfishes is flattened sideways. The mouth is small. Adults are silvery and rather sq [Further read]


Chaetodipterus(1), Platax(4)

Chaetodipterus (1)
C. faber

Atlantic spadefish
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Platax (4)
P. batavianus

Humpback batfish
P. orbicularis

Orbicular batfish
P. pinnatus

Dusky batfish
P. teira

Tiera batfish
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