#dusky batfish

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You get a Dusky Batfish (juvenile)

Platax pinnatus

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Daily fish fact #595

Dusky batfish!

It goes through a major change as it matures, going from a juvenile with a deep black colour with bright orange highlights and large, elongated fins to an adult with more proportionate fins, lighter colours, stripes and yellow accents. The eye-catching appearance of the juvenile is meant to mimic a toxic flatworm, so that predators won't make the fish a target!

Oh, and here's the adult, for good measure:

[mandragoraeart]

Dusky

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Imagine if the moon had rings like saturn but instead of rings it’s a gigantic juvenile dusky batfish

[fuckyeahaquaria]

Pinnate Spadefish | Platax pinnatus

[ab-arts]

I still like drawing mermaids even if it isn’t May anymore lol

This one’s of Solis! He’s a dusky batfish :3

[crochetbabe]

Meet the juvenile dusky batfish, Platax pinnatus! This was a custom order but I loved how it turned out so much I made a listing for it in my Etsy shop. 

This tropical fish is super cool because it completely changes shape and color as an adult- it becomes silver striped with yellow accents has a totally different shape as well. So crazy! 

You can see my crochet dusky batfish here! 

[ossian94]

Mermay 21 - Dusky Batfish

Mom and child.

The juvenile of the species seem like their own separate kind.

[oceansoftheworld]

(Info/Info)

The Pinnate batfish (Platax pinnatus)  also known as the firebird fish, dusky batfish, shaded batfish, or red-faced batfish is a fish from the western Pacific.  It is one of the most remarkable species of saltwater aquarium fish, but notoriously difficult to keep in the home aquarium. Most wild-caught saltwater fish reject commercial foods and die from starvation, despite plenty of food being available in the tank. If that’s not enough, they require plenty of water (a single firebird needs 180-300 gallons), and perfect salinity levels. As a juvenile it is blackish brown, or black with an orange stripe outlining its entire body. Adults become a dull silver. This fish grows to a maximum size of 45 cm (18 in).