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title: "Longfin Batfish"
description: "Platax teira — Ryby. Platax teira, also known as the teira batfish, longfin batfish, longfin spadefish, or round faced batfish is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ephippidae, the spadefishes and batfishes."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/longfin-batfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Longfin Batfish

> Platax teira — Ryby. Platax teira, also known as the teira batfish, longfin batfish, longfin spadefish, or round faced batfish is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ephippidae, the spadefishes and batfishes.

- Scientific name: *Platax teira*
- Category: `fish` (Ryby)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 3494
- Wikidata: [Q1805224](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1805224)
- iNaturalist taxon: [69859](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/69859)

## Names

- en: Longfin Batfish
- de: Langflossen-Fledermausfisch
- es: Paguala Común
- fr: Platax à longues nageoires
- nl: Langvinvleermuisvis

## Countries with the most observations

AU (500), ID (365), MV (190), PH (110), SC (91), TH (72), NC (70), KE (61), JP (47), MY (46), TW (32), SG (31)

## Summary

Platax teira, also known as the teira batfish, longfin batfish, longfin spadefish, or round faced batfish is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ephippidae, the spadefishes and batfishes. This species is found in the Indo-West Pacific.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platax_teira

## Photo

![Longfin Batfish](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/longfin-batfish/medium.jpg)

Photo: bdhimes · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/184287787

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/longfin-batfish?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).