Platax batavianus Humpback batfish

Platax batavianus is commonly referred to as Humpback batfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. A aquarium size of at least 2500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dr. John Ernest (Jack) Randall (†), Hawaii

Copyright Dr. J. E. Randall, Foto: Heron Island, Australien

Courtesy of the author Dr. John Ernest (Jack) Randall (†), Hawaii . Please visit hbs.bishopmuseum.org for more information.

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lexID:: 1791
AphiaID:: 218713

Scientific:: Platax batavianus
German:: Fledermausfisch
English:: Humpback Batfish

Category:: Flagermusfisk

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Ephippidae (Family) > Platax (Genus) > batavianus (Species)
Initial determination:: Cuvier, 1831

Occurrence:: Australia, Eastern Indian Ocean, Great Barrier Reef, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Sumatra, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor, Timor Sea, Western Australia, Western Pacific Ocean
Sea depth:: 5 - 40 Meter
Size:: up to 19.69" (50 cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 28,5 °F (22°C - 28,5°C)
Food:: Aiptasia, Brine Shrimps, Food specialist, Living Food, Mysis, Zooplankton
Tank:: 549.95 gal (~ 2500L)
Difficulty:: Only for advanced aquarists
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2006-01-04 00:25:20
Last edit:: 2020-04-28 13:36:10

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Platax batavianus are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Platax batavianus, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Platax batavianus, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

Info

Cuvier, 1831

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Acanthuroidei (Suborder) > Ephippidae (Family) > Platax (Genus) > Platax batavianus (Species)

External links

Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

Pictures

Juvenile

Zebra Batfish, Platax batavianus, Lembeh 2014

Commonly

Copyright Dr. J. E. Randall, Foto: Heron Island, Australien

Foto: Posiposi, Maluku Utara, Indonesien

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