Talk:Orbicular batfish
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[edit]There are several things wrong with this article.
- The picture is not of an Orbiculate Batfish
- The "tail" is not 20% of the body length. The dorsal and anal fins, combined, are roughly 30% of the body length.
- 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)
File:Platax Orbicularis in the Egyptian Red Sea.jpg to appear as POTD
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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