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.

Fred Bavendam / Dusky Batfish (Platax pinnatus) on reef, Gili Islands, Indonesia

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

Chris Newbert / Batfish (Platax sp) schooling, Red Sea, Egypt

Georgette Douwma / Longfin spadefish juveniles, Bunaken Marine Reserve, Ssulawesi

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

Georgette Douwma / Circular spadefish or batfish (Platax orbicularis). Maldives.

Chris Newbert / Batavian Batfish (Platax batavianus) juvenile, Indonesia

Georgette Douwma / Humpback Batfish (Platax batavianus) juvenile. Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Pete Oxford / Atlantic Spadefish (Chaetodipterus faber) in profile. Punta Allen, Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.

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 / Schooling batfish (Platax boersii) on coral reef, Sipadan, Malaysia.

Juergen Freund / Batfish / Spadefish (Platax sp) portrait, West Papua, Indonesia.

Birgitte Wilms / Orbiculate Batfish (Platax orbicularis) juvenile, Indonesia

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 / Juvenile batfish / spadefish (Platax sp.) against black background. North 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 batfish / spadefish (Platax sp.) against black background. North Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.

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

Tim Laman / Atlantic spadefish {Chaetodipterus faber} amongst the roots of Red Mangrove trees {Rhizophora mangle} in the Belize Cays, Suna Tunicate Cove, Belize.

Tim Laman / Atlantic spadefish {Chaetodipterus faber} amongst the roots of Red Mangrove trees {Rhizophora mangle} in the Belize Cays, Suna Tunicate Cove, Belize.

Fred Bavendam / Dusky Batfish (Platax pinnatus) on reef, Gili Islands, Indonesia

Fred Bavendam / Dusky Batfish (Platax pinnatus) trio on reef, Gili Islands, Indonesia

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

Michele Westmorland / Snorkeling over the coral reefs of Narutu Island near Kitava, Trobriands, Papua New Guinea. Juvenile batfish (Platax pinnatus). May 2008

Michele Westmorland / Juvenile Pinnate spadefish / batfish {Platax pinnatus} Narutu Island near Kitava, Trobriands, 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

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Two Juvenile Circular spadefish (Platax orbicularis). Bunaken National Park, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

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

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

Juergen Freund / Juvenile Orbicular batfish / Circular spadefish {Platax orbicularis} 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

Norbert Wu / Batfish (Platax sp) juvenile will change shape as it becomes adult, Palau

Chris Newbert / Orbiculate Batfish (Platax orbicularis) portrait, Palau

Norbert Wu / Jellyfish (Cephea cephea) common in the Indo-Pacific, shows juvenile Filefish (Monacanthidae) and Batfish (Platax sp) hiding within, Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar

Chris Newbert / Orbiculate Batfish (Platax orbicularis) juvenile, with raindrops hitting the waters surface in background, Solomon Islands

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

Solvin Zankl / Juvenile Batfish / Circular spadefish {Platax orbicularis} Sulawesi, Indonesia

Constantinos Petrinos / Circular / Round batfish juvenile {Platax orbicularis} Lembeh, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Doug Perrine / Shoal of Batfish / Spadefish {Platax sp} Sipadan Is, Borneo, Malaysia (Non-ex).

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Longfin spadefish, Sulawesi, Indonesia

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Longfin spadefish juveniles, Bunaken Marine Reserve, Sulwesi

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Circular spadefish, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Michael Pitts / Longfin spadefish {Platax teira} Arabian sea

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Circular / Orbicular batfish shoal {Platax orbicularis} Sipadan, Malaysia

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Circular / Orbicular batfish juvenile {Platax orbicularis} Sulawesi, Indonesia

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Circular / Orbicular batfish juvenile {Platax orbicularis} Sulawesi, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / Spadefish {Platax sp} Sulu-sulawesi seas, Indo-pacific

Nature Production / Dusky / Pinnatus Batfish {Platax pinnatus} juvenile, with black body outlined with yellow stripe, Iriomote Island, Okinawa, Japan

Nature Production / Dusky / Pinnatus Batfish / Spadefish {Platax pinnatus} juvenile, Iriomote Island, Okinawa, Japan, September

Nature Production / Orbiculate / Circular Batfish {Platax orbicularis} juvenile amongst underwater vegetation, Indonesia

Norbert Wu / Batfish (Platax sp) juvenile, changes shape when adult, Palau

Michael Pitts / Longfin spadefish {Platax teira} Arabian gulf

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

Carine Schrurs / Zebra spadefish (batfish) juvenile {Platax batavianus} Lembeh strait Sulawesi