Classification
''Platax batavianus'' was first formally Species description, described in 1831 by the French zoologist Georges Cuvier with its Type locality (biology), type locality given as Jakarta. This species is classified within the genus ''Platax'' in the family Ephippidae. The Specific name (zoology), specific name refers to the type locality of Batavia, Dutch East Indies, Batavia, the colonial name for Jakarta.Distribution and habitat
''Platax batavianus'' is found in coral reefs around the Indo-Pacific. They are found in eastern Africa, Madagascar, Seychelles, the Maldives, India, Sri Lanka, the Andaman Sea, Indonesia, and Australia in the Indian Ocean. In the Pacific Ocean, they are found in the Gulf of Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Taiwan, Japan, the Philippines, the Great Barrier Reef, New Zealand, and various Pacific islands not including Hawaii. They are encountered at a depth of . It lives in tropical waters.Description
''Platax batavianus'' adults can grow up to at maximum size. Juveniles and adults have different coloration. Adults are silver with a dark bar around the eye and a faint one on the back. They have brown fins and are shaped like an oval. Juveniles are brown and are tall in appearance. They have vertical white bars. Their snouts are concave. It has tricuspid teeth and has strong jaws.Biology
''Platax batavianus'' is a solitary species, but may be infrequently encountered as pairs or in small groups. The small juveniles can be found in deeper water where their zebra-like striping camouflages them when they shelter among crinoids.References
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* {{Taxonbar, from=Q539813 Platax, batavianus Fish described in 1831 Taxa named by Georges Cuvier