Bert Willaert / School of Longfin spadefish (Platax teira), Kimbe Bay, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Juergen Freund / Teira batfish / Longfin spadefish (Platax teira) West New Britain, Papua New Guinea.

Juergen Freund / Great barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda) with Teira batfish (Platax teira) in background, Kimbe Bay, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea.

Michael Pitts / Two Longfin spadefish {Platax teira} Arabian gulf

Juergen Freund / Longfin spadefish {Platax teira} Sulu-sulawesi seas, Indo-pacific

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Longfin Batfish (Platax teira) trio, Christmas Island, Australia

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Longfin Batfish (Platax teira) trio, Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Longfin Batfish (Platax teira) trio, Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Alex Mustard / Longfin batfish (Platax teira) juvenile with parasitic isopod on dorsal fin. Ambon Bay, Ambon, Maluku Archipelago, Indonesia. Banda Sea, tropical west Pacific Ocean.

Bert Willaert / Longfin spadefish (Platax teira), Kimbe Bay, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Alex Mustard / Longfin batfish (Platax teira) with Fusiliers (Caesio spp.) in the current in front of Baby Rock pinnacle. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Ceram Sea.

Pascal Kobeh / Three longfin batfish (Platax teira) swimming in open water, Daymaniyat islands, Oman. Gulf of Oman.

Pascal Kobeh / Longfin batfish (Platax teira) at cleaning station, Maldives. Indian Ocean.

Solvin Zankl / Round faced / Longfin batfish (Platax teira) Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.

Juergen Freund / Teira batfish / Longfin spadefish (Platax teira) West New Britain, Papua New Guinea.

Juergen Freund / Teira batfish / Longfin spadefish (Platax teira) being cleaned by a cleaner wrasse, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea.

Juergen Freund / Longfin batfish / spadefish (Platax teira) and diver. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, January 2010.

Juergen Freund / Longfin batfish / spadefish (Platax teira) swimming near the surface. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / Batfish / Longfin spadefish (Platax teira) being cleaned by a Cleaner wrasse. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / Juvenile Longfin batfish (Platax tiera) New Ireland, Papua New Guinea.

Fred Bavendam / Longfin Batfish (Platax teira) juvenile, Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

Fred Bavendam / Longfin Batfish (Platax teira), Bali, Indonesia

Fred Bavendam / Longfin Batfish (Platax teira) school, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Longfin spadefish (Platax teira) juvenile. Papua New Guinea

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Large mixed school of Longfin spadefish (Platax teira) and Pinnate spadefish (Platax pinnata). Andaman Sea, Thailand

Brent Hedges / Longfin spadefish / Tallfin batfish {Platax teira} Andaman Sea, Indo-pacific

Brent Hedges / Longfin spadefish / Tallfin batfish {Platax teira} Andaman Sea, Indo-pacific

Michael Pitts / Longfin spadefish {Platax teira} on shipwreck, Western pacific

Fred Bavendam / Longfin Batfish (Platax teira) school underwater, Kimbe Bay, Papau New Guinea

Chris Newbert / Longfin Batfish (Platax teira) juvenile in Tape Seagrass (Enhalus acoroides) 10 feet deep, Solomon Islands

Fred Bavendam / Longfin Batfish (Platax teira) school swimming though open water, Kimbe Bay, Papau New Guinea

Fred Bavendam / Longfin Batfish (Platax teira) school swimming through open water, Kimbe Bay, Papau New Guinea

Michael Pitts / Longfin spadefish {Platax teira} Arabian sea

Pete Oxford / Longfin Batfish (Platax teira) school, Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia

Pete Oxford / Longfin Batfish (Platax teira) school, Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia

Pete Oxford / Longfin Batfish (Platax teira) school, Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia

Michael Pitts / Longfin spadefish {Platax teira} Arabian gulf

Michael Pitts / Longfin spadefish {Platax teira} Arabian sea.

Alex Mustard / Longfin batfish (Platax teira) shoal swimming in formation in open water, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Ceram Sea, Pacific Ocean.

Alex Mustard / Soft corals (Dendronephthya sp.) and sponges (unidentified) growing beneath an overhang, with a shoal of Longfin batfish (Platax teira) behind, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Ceram Sea, Pacific Ocean.

Alex Mustard / Longfin batfish (Platax teira) shoal swimming in formation in open water, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Ceram Sea, Pacific Ocean.

Sergio Hanquet / Longfin batfish (Platax teira) head portrait, Maldives, Indian Ocean.

Tony Wu / Pair of Longfin batfish (Platax teira) patrolling, coral reef, Kagoshima Prefecture, Southern Japan.

Magnus Lundgren / School of Teira batfish / Longfin batfish (Platax teira), Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.

Magnus Lundgren / Two Teira batfish / Longfin batfish (Platax teira), portrait, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.

Henley Spiers / Juvenile Longfin spadefish (Platax teira) swimming over seagrass bed, Cebu, Philippines, Pacific Ocean.

Magnus Lundgren / Longfin batfish (Platax teira) hiding under trash, old fishnet and plastic waste. Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean.

Alex Mustard / Group of Longfin batfish (Platax teira) beneath the surface, close to an island. Farondi Islands, Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Tropical West Pacific Ocean.

Frederique Olivier / Juvenile Roundface batfish (Platax teira) swimming towards camera, Nusatupe Lagoon, Solomon Islands.

Frederique Olivier / Juvenile Roundface batfish (Platax teira) swimming near rope, Nusatupe Lagoon, Solomon Islands.

Frederique Olivier / Close-up of a juvenile Roundface batfish (Platax teira) feeding from an algae coated rope, Nusatupe Lagoon, Solomon Islands.

Frederique Olivier / Juvenile Roundface batfish (Platax teira) swimming towards camera, Nusatupe Lagoon, Solomon Islands.

Frederique Olivier / Close-up of a juvenile Roundface batfish (Platax teira) feeding from an algae coated rope, Nusatupe Lagoon, Solomon Islands.