Juvenile Orbicular Batfish Looks Just Like A Dead Leaf

Orbicular Batfish It’s common to find dead leaves floating around in the ocean surf, but take a closer look and you might be surprised to find a perfectly camouflaged fish mimicking these dead leaves. Platax orbicularis also known as the…

Rising Tide at it again – captive bred orbic batfish, Platax orbicularis

The Rising Tide model of experimental breeding continues to prove its value, as the team at University of Florida’s Tropical Aquaculture Lab are taking down captive-bred species firsts like it’s going out of style.  Images released yesterday depict post metamorphosis…