EPHIPPIDAE Platax teira (photo by Niphon Phongsuwan) Platax teira (Forsskål, 1775) Spotbelly Batfish D V-VI, 29-34; A III, 21-26; P1 16-28; LL 56-66; GR 9+11. Body orbicular, strongly compressed. Snout short, contour of frontal almost vertical in large adults. Five pores on each side of lower jaw. Tricuspid teeth on jaws; middle cusp slightly larger than lateral cusps; a few teeth on vomer but palatines toothless. Color: body yellowish silver with 3 vertical black bands; pelvic fin yellow; a black blotch laterally on belly. Size: maximum length 70 cm. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific Remarks: occurring in inshore waters. (Seishi Kimura)