| Family | Batfish (EPHIPPIDAE) |
| species | Platax orbicularis |
| size | up to 48cm |
| locality | Near reefs over sandy substrate |
| behaviour | Usually in groups |
| range | Indian and Pacific Oceans |
Batfish look a little like pewter plates standing vertically in the water. Silvery, slow moving – quite majestic – unlike any other fish. (And nothing like a fruit bat, cricket bat or any other kind of bat!) Here you can see face on, and it almost has a round face.
