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Good day everyone!
So I've been in the pet store a while ago to check out and plan what to put in my tank. I saw a fish that looks like a batfish but entirely orange (around 2.5 inch in length and 5 inches high). I've been searching what could this be but to no vail until I came across this YouTube video where it features the exact same fish I saw! It says "MangroveLeafFish" so I searched on it but none appeared. Please help me identify what sorta fish I saw.

(the image is a still from the video)
20190530_192001.jpeg
 
Good day everyone!
So I've been in the pet store a while ago to check out and plan what to put in my tank. I saw a fish that looks like a batfish but entirely orange (around 2.5 inch in length and 5 inches high). I've been searching what could this be but to no vail until I came across this YouTube video where it features the exact same fish I saw! It says "MangroveLeafFish" so I searched on it but none appeared. Please help me identify what sorta fish I saw.

(the image is a still from the video)
20190530_192001.jpeg

Search for "Orbiculate Batfish (Platax orbicularis)".
 
Juvenile Platax orbicularis, orbic batfish
 
I had an orbit and a teirra bat for about 5 years. They have great puppy dog personalities. They grow fast and as they get older their fins shorten making the fish look more like a plate. In that time they outgrew my 220 and needed to be given away.
 

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