Pinnate Batfish (juvenile)

Platax pinnatus

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Max Size

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Max Weight

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Max Depth

30 m

Description

Platax pinnatus is a fish from the western Pacific that occasionally is kept in marine aquariums. Other names: Dusky Batfish, Shaded Batfish or Red-faced Batfish. Description As a juvenile it is brown with orange stripe outlining its entire body. This fish grows to a maximum size of 45 cm (18 ... Read more in Seabook

Locations

Maldives Seychelles Papua New Guinea Lembeh Island Taiwan +26 more in Seabook

Colors

black

brown

orange

Edible

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Social Behaviour

Group

Solitary

Habitat and Environment

Open water

Poisonous

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Danger to human

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Venomous

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