Platax teira: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the platax teira lives – recorded in 27 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Platax teira
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	27 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Ephippiformes
Family	Ephippidae

Where does the platax teira live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the platax teira in 27 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe and Oceania. Wikidata gives its range as: South China Sea.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the platax teira endangered?

The platax teira’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the platax teira?

The platax teira (Platax teira) is a ray-finned fish in the order Ephippiformes and the family Ephippidae, genus Platax. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the platax teira

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 in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Platax teira (revision 1369813270), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1805224 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).