schéma
spade-shaped & compressed laterally and deep-bodied, presque rond mouth small shiny silver with areas of yellow and vertical brown or black banding pâles, de couleur grise à argentée, avec des rayures verticales brunes ou noires zones jaunes dans les nageoires chez les juvéniles symmetrical, triangular dorsal and anal fins, particulièrement allongées chez les juvénile, presque symétriques yeux sont souvent couverts par la première bande vivent près de la côte dans des eaux peu profondes sur des sols sablonneux, dans des mangroves, près des récifs coralliens ou dans des ports adultes en petits groupes ou en solitaires; jeunes poissons peuvent former de grands bancs omnivores of algae and small invertebrates thought to be pelagic spawners; open water; oeufs planctoniques nonguarders, pas de dimorphisme sexuel croissance rapide	Key to the species of spadefishes (batfishes) (Ephippidae) occuring in the Western Central Pacific (Fishbase)

schéma

spade-shaped & compressed laterally and deep-bodied, presque rond
mouth small
shiny silver with areas of yellow and vertical brown or black banding
pâles, de couleur grise à argentée, avec des rayures verticales brunes ou noires
zones jaunes dans les nageoires chez les juvéniles
symmetrical, triangular dorsal and anal fins, particulièrement allongées chez les juvénile, presque symétriques
yeux sont souvent couverts par la première bande
vivent près de la côte dans des eaux peu profondes sur des sols sablonneux, dans des mangroves, près des récifs coralliens ou dans des ports
adultes en petits groupes ou en solitaires; jeunes poissons peuvent former de grands bancs
omnivores of algae and small invertebrates
thought to be pelagic spawners; open water; oeufs planctoniques
nonguarders, pas de dimorphisme sexuel
croissance rapide

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Key to the species of spadefishes (batfishes) (Ephippidae) occuring in the Western Central Pacific
(Fishbase)

Etymologies		Source
Ephippidae	Greek, ephippion, horse cloth, saddle	fishbase
Platax	Greek, platys = flat	fishbase
	grec [platos] = plat, large	doris
	grec πλάταξ nom d'un poisson	Bailly
Chaetodipterus	Greek, chaite = hair + Greek, dipteros = with two fins	fishbase



Chaetodipterus faber
fishbase / doris / floridamuseum / souslesmers / nomadica / biodiversiteantilles	Synonymes Atlantic spadefish / Platax de l'Atlantique	Broussonet, 1782 / LC / ITIS 169539

2016 Playa (Yucatan) ©mda (via INaturalist)	2016 Playa (Yucatan) ©mda (via INaturalist)	2016 Playa (Yucatan) ©mda (via GooglePhotos)


Belize ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase)	2016 Playa (Yucatan) ©mda (via GooglePhotos)	2007 by Matthew Hoelscher (via Wikimedia Commons)


2008 aquarium by Cliff (via Wikimedia Commons)	2012 aquarium by Brian Gratwicke (via Wikimedia Commons)	2012 by Citron (via Wikimedia Commons)
W-Atlantiq	Disque portugais	tropical
gris argenté traversé de plusieurs barres verticales sombres qui s'estompent avec l'âge; nageoires pectorales sont noires. La seconde nageoire dorsale et la nageoire anale sont étirées vers l'arrière >>silhouette triangulaire; dorsale et anale sont bordées de noir, ainsi que l'extrémité de la nageoire caudale
3-35m / 50-91cm / 9kg	fécondation externe	adults often occur in very large schools of up to 500 individuals, often circles divers
Chaetodipterus faber




Platax batavianus
fishbase / fishesofaustralia / aquarium-tropical	Synonymes Humpback batfish / Humphead Batfish / poisson-chauve-souris	Cuvier, 1831 / NE / ITIS 169543

2018 Morotai (ID) by Rickard Zerpe (via Wikimedia Commons)	2014 Lembeh (Sulawesi) ©Manuae (via Encyclopedia of Life)	2011 Raja Ampat ©mda (via GooglePhotos)


Sipadan (Sabah/Borneo) ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase)	juvénile, Bunaken by Marc Dragiewicz (via fishesofaustralia)	2013 Marchinbar Is. (Au) by Ian Shaw (via Encyclopedia of Life)


2004 Queensland (Au) by Sascha Schulz (via fishesofaustralia)	Madang (PNG) by Jan Messersmith (via fishesofaustralia)


2017 Sipadan (Borneo) by vranken martin (via fishbase)	2014 Dampier (W-Au) by Rick Stuart-Smith (via fishbase)	2015 Wakatobi (ID) by Christian Gloor (via Wikimedia Commons)


Heron Is (Au) ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase)	juvénile, 2009 Lembeh by Silke Baron (via Wikimedia Commons)	juvénile, 2008 by Steve Childs (via Wikimedia Commons)
Indo & W-Pacifiq	Poisson chauve-souris	tropical
adults: silvery, with dark bar through eye and another (faint) bar just behind head; fins dusky; small juveniles black, vertical white lines on body and fins; subadults brown, with black bar from nape, over eye to chest and another black bar from dorsal-fin origin, over pectoral fins to pelvic fins, pectoral and pelvic fins dark brown or black
5-40m / 65cm		solitary species, but occasionally in pairs or small groups
Platax batavianus

Platax boersii
fishbase / souslesmers / reeflifesurvey / aqua-plongee	Synonymes Golden spadefish	Bleeker, 1853 / NE / ITIS 623209

2013 Nausicaa ©mda (via GooglePhotos)	Sipadan (Borneo) ©Randall, John E. (via Encyclopedia of Life)	2020 Raja Ampat by Rickard Zerpe (via Wikimedia Commons)


2012 Kri (Raja Ampat) by David R (via Encyclopedia of Life)	2019 Raja Ampat by Rickard Zerpe (via Wikimedia Commons)	2014 Komodo by Mark Rosenstein (via Encyclopedia of Life)


2019 Raja Ampat by Rickard Zerpe (via Wikimedia Commons)	2015 Wakatobi (ID) by Christian Gloor (via Wikimedia Commons)	2009 by Izuzuki (via Wikimedia Commons)


2014 Marsa Alam (Egypt) by Lesley Clements (via Encyclopedia of Life)	2017 Sipadan (Borneo) by vranken martin (via fishbase)	2016 Thailand ©Julien Renoult (via Encyclopedia of Life)
Indo & W-Pacifiq	Platax de Boers	tropical
juveniles: yellowish brown or silvery, with 2 black bars, and extremely elongate vertical fins >>> closely resemble juvenile Platax teira, but tend to be lighter with a silvery hue; adults with smoothly rounded head profile with yellowish silvery, usually with small, scattered black spots on body, dark bar through eye, and another bar just behind head; median fins yellowish green; anal-fin margin and rear margin of caudal fin black. Pelvic fins black
<50m / 40cm		benthopelagiq, adults occur mostly in large schools along drop-offs, including outer reefs; singly in coastal waters
Platax boersii




Platax orbicularis
fishbase / doris / souslesmers / aquaportail / fishesofaustralia / nomadica / australianmuseum	Synonymes Orbicular batfish / Round Batfish / Platax orbiculaire / Poisson chauve-souris orbiculaire	Forsskål, 1775 / LC / ITIS 169542

2011 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist)	2011 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos)	2010 Nakari (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist)


2019 Oslob (Ph) ©mda (via INaturalist)	2013 Iran ©Parviz Tavakoli Kolour (via fishbase)	2011 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos)


2010 Seychelles ©Roberto Pillon (via fishbase)	2010 Red Sea by Alexander Vasenin (via Wikimedia Commons)	2010 Seychelles ©Roberto Pillon (via fishbase)


Palau by David Burdick (via Wikimedia Commons)	Seychelles ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase)	2005 ©Skorpion87 (via Wikimedia Commons)


Sulawesi by Elias Levy (via fishesofaustralia)	2009 Polynesia by Rick Stuart-Smith (via fishesofaustralia)	Lizard Island (Au) by Erik Schlogl (via fishesofaustralia)


2015 Queensland (Au) by Ian Shaw (via fishesofaustralia)	2009 Queensland (Au) by Tony Wood (via fishesofaustralia)	2009 Polynesia by Rick Stuart-Smith (via fishesofaustralia)


2012 Kri (Raja Ampat) by David R (via Encyclopedia of Life)	juvénile, Tahiti ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase)	juvénile, 2015 Bali by Mark Rosenstein (via Encyclopedia of Life)
Indo-Pacifiq & Red sea Australia N & Florida	Platax rond	tropical
adults with ocular band with a series of dark vermiculations; yellowish silvery or dusky, dark bar through eye and another bar just behind head; occasionally with a few small, scattered black spots on body; median fins yellowish, with black margins posteriorly; pelvic fins black; juveniles: reddish brown, with irregular black spots and blotches and small, white (black-edged) ocelli on body. Small black spot at base of last 3 dorsal- and anal-fin rays; caudal fin transparent except for base, which is reddish brown
5-30m / envergure 50 cm (jsq 60 cm) / 15-20 ans	dioecism, inversion sex possible (protandre); ovipare; fécondation externe; openwater	singly or in small groups; peu farouche
Platax orbicularis




Platax pinnatus
fishbase / reef-guardian / doris / fishesofaustralia / nomadica /souslesmers australianmuseum	Synonymes Dusky batfish / Longfin Batfish / Platax à nageoires jaunes	Linnaeus, 1758 / NE 169544

juvénile, 2011 Raja Ampat ©mda (via INaturalist)	2009 Bali ©mda (via INaturalist)	2019 Dauin (Ph) ©mda (via INaturalist)


2011 Raja Ampat ©mda (via GooglePhotos)	2011 Raja Ampat ©mda (via GooglePhotos)	2011 Raja Ampat ©mda (via GooglePhotos)


2006 Great Barrier (Au) by Erik Schlogl (via Encyclopedia of Life)	2007 Nausicaa by Liné1 (via Wikimedia Commons)	Sabah (Borneo) by Bernard DUPONT (via fishesofaustralia)


juvénile, by Pilar Meca (via fishesofaustralia)	2007 Nausicaa by Liné1 (via Wikimedia Commons)	2012 by Citron (via Wikimedia Commons)


juvénile, 2014 Solomon Is. by Mark Rosenstein (via Encyclopedia of Life)	juvénile, 2008 Barat (ID) by Mark Rosenstein (via Encyclopedia of Life)	2010 Borneo (Sabah) by Bernard DUPONT (via Encyclopedia of Life)


juvénile, Solomon Is. ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase)	Yonge Reef (Great Barrier/Au) ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase)	Baby, 2006 by Jenny from Taipei (via Wikimedia Commons)


juvénile, 2010 Borneo (Sabah) by Bernard DUPONT (via Encyclopedia of Life)	2006 by Waldemar Kulinski (via Wikimedia Commons)	Solomon Is. ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase)
Pacifiq W & Australie tropicale	Platax ombré à nageoires jaunes	tropical
juveniles dark brown to black with a brilliant crimson margin around the entire fish; adults dull silver with short fins;
15-30m / 45cm (jsq 75cm)	dioecism, ovipare, fécondation externe, openwater	rare, solitaire ou qqx large schools
Platax pinnatus

Platax teira
fishbase / souslesmers / doris / en.wiki / reef-guardian / aquaportail / fishesofaustralia / nomadica / australianmuseum	Synonymes Longfin batfish / Roundface Batfish	Forsskål, 1775 / LC / ITIS 623210

2016 Oman ©mda (via INaturalist)	2016 Oman ©mda (via INaturalist)	2016 Oman ©mda (via INaturalist)


2016 Oman ©mda (via INaturalist)	2016 Oman ©mda (via GooglePhotos)	2016 Oman ©mda (via GooglePhotos)


2016 Oman ©mda (via GooglePhotos)	2016 Oman ©mda (via GooglePhotos)	2012 Marsa el foukery (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist)


2016 Oman ©mda (via INaturalist)	2016 Oman ©mda (via INaturalist)


2016 Oman ©mda (via GooglePhotos)	2016 Oman ©mda (via INaturalist)	2016 Oman ©mda (via INaturalist)


2014 Komodo ©mda (via INaturalist)	2011 Raja Ampat ©mda (via INaturalist)	2015 Maldives ©mda (via GooglePhotos)


2015 Maldives ©mda (via GooglePhotos)	2015 Maldives ©mda (via INaturalist)	2015 Maldives ©mda (via GooglePhotos)


2015 Maldives ©mda (via INaturalist)	2012 Marsa el foukery (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos)	2015 Maldives ©mda (via GooglePhotos)


2012 Marsa el foukery (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos)	2011 Raja Ampat ©mda (via INaturalist)	2012 Marsa el foukery (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos)


2012 Marsa el foukery (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist)	2011 Raja Ampat ©mda (via INaturalist)	2012 Nakari (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos)


juvénile, Flores (ID) by Graham Edgar (via fishesofaustralia)	transitional stage, 2017 Ningaloo (Au) by Mason Sullivan (via Wikimedia Commons	2012 Prague by Karelj (via Wikimedia Commons


2008 Mauritius by Alain Feulvarch (via Wikimedia Commons)	2018 Raja Ampat by vranken martin (via fishbase)	2012 Fiji ©Paul Asman (via fishbase)


2010 Heron Island (Au) by Bill van Eyk (via fishbase)	2005 NSW (Au) by Richard Ling (via Wikimedia Commons)	2005 NSW (Au) by Richard Ling (via Wikimedia Commons)


2009 Fiji by Mark Rosenstein (via Encyclopedia of Life)	2016 Raja Ampat by Mark Rosenstein (via Encyclopedia of Life)	2011 Koh Tao (Thailand) by marco bonaglia (via fishbase)


Norfolk Is (Au) ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase)	2011 Similan Is (Thaïland) by Luca Mazzoni (via fishbase)	juvénile, 2017 Hamilton Is ©Jill Parker (via fishbase)
Indo & W Pacifiq & Red sea	Platax à longues nageoires	tropical
adult: ocular band uniformly dark; yellowish silvery or dusky, with a black (or dusky) bar through eye and another dark bar from dorsal-fin origin across rear edge of operculum and pectoral-fin base to belly, where it usually encloses a black blotch, with another smaller black vertical streak often present at origin of anal fin; median fins dusky yellow, with black margins posteriorly; pelvic fins yellow, dusky yellow or blackish;
1-20m / 70 cm		amphidrome, small grps ou schooling
Platax teira

MàJ 15/03/2023