Platax teira
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| Teira Batfish | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Subkingdom: | Bilateria |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Superclass: | Osteichthyes |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Acanthuroidei |
| Family: | Ephippidae |
| Genus: | Platax |
| Species: | P. teira |
| Binomial name | |
| Platax teira (Forsskål, 1775) |
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Platax teira is a fish from the Indo-West Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 70cm in length.
[edit] References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2008). "Platax teira" in FishBase. December 2008 version.
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