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Tiera batfish

Platax teira (Forsskål, 1775)

Status not recordedbony fish

The tiera batfish (Platax teira) is a species in the family Ephippidae, order Acanthuriformes.

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Quick facts about the tiera batfish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the tiera batfish live?

Not recorded

Is the tiera batfish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the tiera batfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyEphippidae
  6. genusPlatax
  7. SpeciesPlatax teira (Forsskål, 1775)

Synonyms Chaetodon ecanbonna, Chaetodon teira, Chetodon daakar, Platax leschenalti, Platax punctulatus, Platax raynaldi, Platax teria, Platax terra, Platax tiera, Platax vespertilio japonicus, Platax xanthopus

Other names and names in other languages (28)
  • Blunthead batfishEnglish
  • Longfin baitfishEnglish
  • Longfin batfishEnglish
  • Longfin spadefishEnglish
  • Roundface batfishEnglish
  • Spotbelly batfishEnglish
  • Tail-fin batfishEnglish
  • سمك الخفاش منقط البطنArabic
  • netopýrník dlouhoploutvýCzech
  • Langfinnet flagermusfiskDanish
  • Langflossen-FledermausfischGerman
  • Paguala ComúnSpanish
  • raitalepakkokalaFinnish
  • Lati ni davetaFijian
  • Platax à longues nageoiresFrench
  • Pesce pipistrello a coda lungaItalian
  • ツバメウオJapanese
  • 깃털제비활치Korean
  • LangvinvleermuisvisDutch
  • Peixe-bumerangue-bandeiraPortuguese
  • длинноплавниковый платаксRussian
  • ปลาหูช้างครีบยาวThai
  • BunakFilipino
  • 尖翅燕魚Chinese
  • سم المجرفة طويل الزعنفةArabic
  • سمك الخفاش ذيل الزعنفةArabic
  • سمك الخفاش طويل الزعنفةArabic
  • سمك الخفاش مستدير الوجهArabic

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the tiera batfish

Other species in the same genus Platax.

Batfish

Platax orbicularis

EphippidaeNo free photo yet

Seabat

Platax pinnatus

EphippidaeNo free photo yet

Batfish

Platax batavianus

EphippidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the tiera batfish?

The tiera batfish (Platax teira) belongs to the family Ephippidae in the order Acanthuriformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Tiera batfish (Platax teira). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/tiera-batfish

MLA

“Tiera batfish (Platax teira).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/tiera-batfish.

BibTeX
@misc{tiera_batfish_2026,
  title = {Tiera batfish (Platax teira)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/tiera-batfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}