Talk:Orbicular batfish

Nonfactual

There are several things wrong with this article.

1. The picture is not of an Orbiculate Batfish
2. The "tail" is not 20% of the body length. The dorsal and anal fins, combined, are roughly 30% of the body length.
3. No fish should be smaller in captivity. If provided with appropriate conditions any fish will acheive full size. If not, the fish is stunted, and if severe enough will die a painful, premature death.Drew Smith What I've done 07:15, 8 May 2009 (UTC)

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The orbicular batfish (Platax orbicularis) is a batfish endemic to the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It has a thin, disc-shaped body, and male can grow up to 50 centimetres (20 in) in length. In the wild, the orbicular batfish lives in brackish or marine waters, usually around reefs, at depths from 5 to 30 metres (20 to 100 ft). It is also a popular aquarium fish, although captive specimens generally do not grow as long as wild ones.Photograph: Alexander Vasenin

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The orbicular batfish (Platax orbicularis) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ephippidae, the spadefishes and batfishes. It is native to the Indo-Pacific region, ranging from eastern Africa (including South Africa and Madagascar) eastwards to southern Japan and Australia, and in the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. The species has also been recorded outside its native range in the western Atlantic Ocean. It inhabits shallow, protected coastal waters, including mangroves, coral reefs, and deeper areas with silty substrates. Juveniles typically shelter among mangrove roots and in protected lagoons. The orbicular batfish has a deep, highly compressed, round body, and adults can grow to more than 40 centimetres (16 in) in length. Larger individuals develop a slightly indented snout and a bony intraorbital protuberance. Adults are silvery grey in colour, with black vertical bars running through the eye and across the base of the pectoral fin. The dorsal and anal fins are yellowish with black margins. This orbicular batfish was photographed in the Red Sea off the coast of Egypt.

Photograph credit: Diego Delso

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