Appearance
''Platax teira'' has a dark blotch under the pectoral fin, with another long dark mark above the base of the anal fin. Looked at from the side, it has a roughly circular body with a low hump on the nape. This fish is usually silver, grey or brownish. It has a blackish band through the eye and another band with the pectoral fin.
Distribution
In Australia it can be found from the central coast of Western Australia, around the tropical north of the country and south to the southern coast of New South Wales.In India it was reported from the Gulf of Mannar. It has also been discovered as an invasive species off the Mediterranean coasts of Turkey and Israel .
Habitat
The species occurs in shallow coastal habitats to deeper offshore.
Food
''Platax teira'' is an omnivore. It will eat plankton, sessile invertebrates, small invertebrates, and marine algae.References:
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