Batfish, Australia [AP 2006-12-20]

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Description		Batfish, Australia [AP 2006-12-20] In this photo released by the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, A Batfish seen in this undated photo taken in the Australian sea. When it comes to protecting Australia's Great Barrier Reef, it is hard to beat the rare batfish. A study has found that it was the only one of nearly 30 fish that successfully removed the forest of algae that can otherwise kill off the reef. (AP Photo/David Bellwood, OUTER GREAT BARRIER REEF, AUSTRALIA, HO) Source: AP - http://www.ap.org

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Teira Batfish Platax teira Forssk??l, 1775 The Teira Batfish can be recognised by the dark blotch below the pectoral fin, and a second elongated dark mark above the origin of the anal fin. Viewed from the side, the body is roughly circular with a low hump on the nape. It is silver, grey or brownish with a dark band through the eye and another level with the pectoral fin. Juveniles have very long dorsal and anal fins that become relatively shorter as the fish grows. It grows to 60 cm in length. This species occurs though much of the tropical Indo-West Pacific. In Australia it is found in shallow coastal habitats to deeper offshore from the central coast of Western Australia, around the tropical north of the country and south to the southern coast of New South Wales. View a map of the collecting localities of specimens in the Australian Museum Fish Collection. Four species of batfishes (genus Platax) are recorded from Australian waters.

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