Platax teira Tiera batfish, Longfin batfish, Longfin Batfish, Round-faced Batfish, Spotbelly Batfish, Tail-fin Batfish

Platax teirais commonly referred to as Tiera batfish, Longfin batfish, Longfin Batfish, Round-faced Batfish, Spotbelly Batfish, Tail-fin Batfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. A aquarium size of at least 3000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

424 

AphiaID:

218710 

Scientific:

Platax teira 

German:

Langflossen-Fledermausfisch 

English:

Tiera Batfish, Longfin Batfish, Longfin Batfish, Round-faced Batfish, Spotbelly Batfish, Tail-fin Batfish 

Category:

Batfishes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Ephippidae (Family) > Platax (Genus) > teira (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Forsskål, ), 1775 

Occurrence:

Hong Kong, (the) Maldives, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Australia, Cambodia, China, Christmas Islands, Corea, East Africa, Eastern Indian Ocean, Egypt, Fiji, Guam, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Indo Pacific, Israel, Japan, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Micronesia, Mozambique, New South Wales (Australia), New Zealand, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Raja Amat, Red Sea, Réunion , Somalia, South-Africa, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Taiwan, Tansania, Tasman Sea, Thailand, The Bangai Archipelago, the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, the Mediterranean Sea, Timor, Vietnam, Western Australia, Western Indian Ocean, Western Pacific Ocean, Yemen 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

3 - 25 Meter 

Habitats:

Reef-associated, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

21.65" - 23.62" (55cm - 60cm) 

Temperature:

76.28 °F - 84.02 °F (24.6°C - 28.9°C) 

Food:

Aiptasia, Frozen Food (large sort) 

Tank:

659.94 gal (~ 3000L)  

Difficulty:

suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Platax batavianus
  Fledermausfisch
• 
  Platax boersii
  Goldener Fledermausfisch
• 
  Platax orbicularis
  Gewöhnlicher Fledermausfisch
• 
  Platax pinnatus
  Fledermausfisch
• 
  Platax teira
  Langflossen-Fledermausfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2004-09-04 17:27:45 

Last edit:

2024-04-20 15:38:27 

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