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Platax boersii Golden Batfish, Golden Spadefish

Platax boersii is commonly referred to as Golden Batfish, Golden Spadefish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Veldig vanskelig. A aquarium size of at least 3000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Platax boersii, Tulamben, Bali 2023


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lexID:
4128 
AphiaID:
276801 
Scientific:
Platax boersii 
German:
Goldener Fledermausfisch 
English:
Golden Batfish, Golden Spadefish 
Category:
Flaggermusfisk 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Ephippidae (Family) > Platax (Genus) > boersii (Species) 
Initial determination:
Bleeker, 1853 
Occurrence:
Bali, Corea, East Africa, Hawaii, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Komodo (Komodo Island), Malaysia, New Guinea, Palau, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Raja Amat, Sumatra, The Bangai Archipelago, Tulamben 
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:
1 - 50 Meter 
Habitats:
Coastal waters, Coral reefs, Reef slopes, Reef-associated, Seaward facing reefs, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
up to 15.75" (40 cm) 
Temperature:
21,3 °F - 84.2 °F (21,3°C - 29°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Clam meat, Fish (little fishes), Jellyfish, Mysis, Shrimps, Zooplankton 
Tank:
659.94 gal (~ 3000L)  
Difficulty:
Veldig vanskelig 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-11-12 19:48:58 

Info

Platax boersii Bleeker, 1853

FishBase:
"Adults occur mostly in large schools along drop-offs, including outer reefs, singly in coastal waters. Juveniles are on deep slopes among tall coral formation."

Synonymised names
Platax boersi (Bleeker, 1853) · unaccepted (misspelling)

External links

  1. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

Pictures

Initial phase

Platax boersii Goldener Fledermausfisch

Fish swarm

Golden Batfish,Platax boersii,Sipadan,Mabul - May 2025

Commonly

Copyright Piero Malaer, Foto, Raja Ampat, Indonesien
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Copyright J.E. Randall, Hawaii, Bild aus Malaysia
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Platax boersii, Tulamben, Bali 2023

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