Platax teira (Forsskål, 1775)
Platax teira, also known as the teira batfish, longfin batfish, longfin spadefish is known to associate with floating seaweed, debris and artificial reefs. We report for the first time from Persian Gulf (Kish Island, Iran). Maximum length is 40-50 cm in Persian Gulf. Juveniles and adults occur inshore on protected reefs and in mangrove areas and also on wrecks and deep reefs to 20 m; they may be solitary, in pairs, or in large schools. Small juveniles with floating debris and form aggregations as they find each other. They can be pelagic to large sizes and form schools under large Sargassum rafts that usually form after the wet season. Like most spadefishes, this species is unafraid of divers. Flesh excellent, or rank, with a weedy flavor. The long-finned juveniles are valuable in the aquarium fish trade.
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| Format: | Images/Video biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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Iranian Fisheries Science Research Institute
2016
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| Subjects: | ASFA_2015::I::Identification, ASFA_2015::I::Ichthyology, ASFA_2015::D::Distribution, ASFA_2015::F::Fish location, Fisheries biology, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/9364 |
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