Pinnate batfish

Platax pinnatus

''Platax pinnatus'', also known as the pinnate batfish, dusky batfish, shaded batfish, or red-faced batfish is a fish from the western Pacific that occasionally is kept in marine aquariums.
Its not Black & White :D Juvenile Pinnate Batfish - Platax pinnatus, still almost all black in colour with borders of orange. This is supposedly a mimicry of 'Flatworms' which are poisonous, thus a way for their protection when small in size. As they get's bigger, they will takes in more silverfish colour, the fins becoming shorter and the orange border will fades eventually. Anilao,Batangas,Batfish,Fish,Philippines,Pinnate Batfish,Platax pinnatus

Appearance

As a juvenile it is brown with orange stripe outlining its entire body. Adults become a dull silver. This fish grows to a maximum size of 45 cm .

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Status: Not evaluated
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderAcanthuriformes
FamilyEphippidae
GenusPlatax
SpeciesP. pinnatus
Photographed in
Indonesia
Malaysia
Philippines