Ninespine Batfish
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The Ninespine Batfish also known as the Short-Finned Batfish is a species of spadefish in the family Ephippidae
. It is found most commonly in the Indo-Pacific area living in salt water
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Ephippidae
Ephippidae is the fish family containing the spadefishes. There are about eight genera, with a total of 20 species, mostly marine. The most well-known species are probably those in the reef-dwelling genus Platax, the batfishes, which are kept as aquarium fish. They are spade-shaped, laterally...
. It is found most commonly in the Indo-Pacific area living in salt water
Seawater
Seawater is water from a sea or ocean. On average, seawater in the world's oceans has a salinity of about 3.5% . This means that every kilogram of seawater has approximately of dissolved salts . The average density of seawater at the ocean surface is 1.025 g/ml...
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