Bat Fish

No, the Batfish is not the symbol for everyone’s favourite superhero, but this is an interesting and very common fish.
There are quite a few different species of batfish, they are commonly seen when juveniles as a black fish with a brilliant bright orange rim.
They spend their early years imitating flatworms with their distinctive colour markings,  using this to try and tell predators that they are poisonous and to think twice before snacking on them.
The young Batfish are traditionally loners spending their days on their own, but once an adult they are very social spending their time in groups of up to 100.
Now, the diet of the batfish is not a pleasant, for some unknown reason they love to eat faeces, yep the batfish loves a good plate of poo! Their favourite poo is that from a turtle or whale, which is why when you see a turtle or whale there is usually a school of batfish hanging around the rear looking for their next meal.
Batfish love wrecks as they provide lots of hiding places which make them a very common site on the HMAS Brisbane.
Vomit and scotch fingers are also quite regular in the diet of the HMAS Brisbane batfish as divers would know.
Now that you know what The Batfish
No the Batfish is not the symbol for everyone’s favourite superhero (batman) but this is an interesting and very common fish.
There are quite a few different species of batfish but they are commonly seen when juveniles as a black fish with a brilliant bright orange rim. They spend their childhood imitating flatworms with their distinctive colour markings using this to try and tell predators that they are poisonous and to think twice before snacking on them.
As a child they are traditionally loners spending their days on their own, but once an adult they are very social spending their time in groups of up to 100.
Now the diet of the batfish is not a pleasant one for some unknown reason they love to eat faeces, yep the batfish loves a good plate of poo! Their favourite poo is that from a turtle or whale, which is why when you see a turtle or whale there is usually a school of batfish hanging around the rear looking for their next meal.
Batfish love wrecks as they provide lots of hiding places which makes them a very common site on the HMAS Brisbane, vomit and scotch fingers are also quite regular in the diet of the local Mooloolaba Batfish as divers would know.
Now that you know what the Batfish enjoys eating,  I would think twice before ordering this fish on a restaurant menu as they are a horrible eating fish, but still seen on many specials boards in places like Thailand.
The Batfish is not a shy creature with divers and often comes right up to you close enough to kiss, making them a great photo fish. When diving the HMAS Brisbane be sure to have a good look under 2ezy because 100s of batfish are a common site.