Platax boersii

Platax boersii, commonly known as the Golden spadefish, is a large batfish, which is only suitable for the largest home tanks and zoo's. As juveniles they've extremely elongate vertical fins and closely resemble juvenile P. teira, but are lighter in colour and have a silvery hue. As adults they're silvery with a golden hue and look most like P. orbicularis but with less dark markings (spots and bands).

In nature juveniles live on the coral reefs, but adults are usually seen in large groups in deeper water. Due to their large adult size a group would only be suitable for a public tank. A few things to think about before purchasing a batfish are that wild caught fish can be hard to wean to food and might be susceptible to ich. Once adapted to captivity they usually pose no problems anymore.They can eat small fish and shrimps however, so make sure to pick their tankmates with care. Corals are generally left alone but some might haress anemones.