| 词条 | Platax pinnatus |
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| name = Dusky Batfish | image = Platax pinnatus Captivity.jpg | status = NE | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = | regnum = Animalia | phylum = Chordata | classis = Actinopterygii | ordo = Perciformes | familia = Ephippidae | genus = Platax | species = P. pinnatus | binomial = Platax pinnatus | binomial_authority = (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonyms =
}} Platax pinnatus, also known as the pinnate spadefish, pinnate batfish, dusky batfish, shaded batfish, or red-faced batfish is a fish from the western Pacific that occasionally is kept in marine aquariums. DescriptionAs 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 {{convert|45|cm|abbr=on}}. Importance to humansIn the aquariumThe pinnate batfish is occasionally kept in marine aquariums. In the wildPlatax pinnatus has been observed to significantly reduce algal growths on coral in studies simulating overfishing on the Great Barrier Reef.[1]References1. ^{{cite news |first=Catherine |last=Brahic |title=Batfish may come to Great Barrier Reef's rescue |url=https://www.newscientist.com/channel/earth/dn10819-batfish-may-come-to-great-barrier-reefs-rescue.html |work=New Scientist |publisher=Reed Business Information Ltd. |date=2006-12-18 |accessdate=2007-04-06 }} {{refbegin}}
3 : Ephippidae|Fish of the Pacific Ocean|Fish described in 1758 |
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