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	Batfish
		The Batfish can dive or ascend by rotating its hydroplanes ("wings") on ship command, and is capable of diving between the surface and approximately 400 m.
		The Batfish was developed at the BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY, Dartmouth, NS, and manufactured by Guildline Instruments Ltd, Smiths Falls, Ontario.
		It is equipped with 3 sensors: a conductivity-temperature-depth probe, used to measure physical oceanographic features; a fluorometer (mounted atop the Batfish), measuring chlorophyll a fluorescence, the indicator of phytoplankton or plant biomass; and an electronic zooplankton counter (mounted below the Batfish), measuring small marine animals (approximately 0.5-4 mm long) which consume mainly marine plants.
	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0000560 (202 words)

	Batfish to the rescue!
		With the dramatic flair of comic-book superhero Batman, a batfish has saved a coral reef that was being choked to death by seaweed — although the fish was never previously known as a weed-eater.
		The turnaround was due mainly to one species of batfish, Platax pinnatus, which is comparatively rare on the GBR and was thought to feed only on invertebrates.
		Batfishes may be one of the last intact herbivore populations capable of reversing serious weed overgrowth of inshore coral reefs, he adds.
	www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/2006-12/jcu-btt121906.php (594 words)

	Batfish I
		Batfish lost her chance for glory, however, when the skipper chose to dive rather than use the cover of the heavy seas to close the battleship on the surface.
		Batfish suffered one casualty--the pharmacist's mate caught a bullet in the knee while at his post on deck in the surface gun action that ended in the destruction of what proved to be the guardboats Kamoi Maru and No.5 Isuzugawa Maru.
		Batfish was forced to dive and maneuver to evade depth bombing by the convoy's escorts.
	www.history.navy.mil /danfs/b3/batfish-i.htm (3087 words)

	Batfish, Members of the Marine Fish Family, Ephippididae
		Batfish can reach a size of around 15 inches in an aquarium, and over 20 inches in the wild.
		Batfish are usually recognized by their elongated dorsal (top) and anal (bottom) fins when young.
		Juvenile Batfish live in inshore waters with mangroves, floating on the surface of the water in order to mimic a floating leaf.
	www.peteducation.com /category_summary.cfm?cls=16&cat=1858 (227 words)

	Batfish
		The Batfish can dive or ascend by rotating its hydroplanes ("wings") on ship command, and is capable of diving between the surface and approximately 400 m.
		The Batfish was developed at the BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY, Dartmouth, NS, and manufactured by Guildline Instruments Ltd, Smiths Falls, Ontario.
		It is equipped with 3 sensors: a conductivity-temperature-depth probe, used to measure physical oceanographic features; a fluorometer (mounted atop the Batfish), measuring chlorophyll a fluorescence, the indicator of phytoplankton or plant biomass; and an electronic zooplankton counter (mounted below the Batfish), measuring small marine animals (approximately 0.5-4 mm long) which consume mainly marine plants.
	www.canadianencyclopedia.ca /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0000560 (202 words)

	Florida Museum of Natural History Ichthyology Department: Polka-dot Batfish (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The polka-dot batfish may be confused with the short-nose batfish (Ogcocephalus nasutus), another batfish species in the area.
		Its teeth are conical, arranged in bands in the jaws, and in broad plates on the tongue.
		The polka-dot batfish is a sluggish species, clearly not designed for speed or for chasing its prey all about the bottom.
	www.flmnh.ufl.edu /fish/Gallery/Descript/BatFish/Batfish.htm (655 words)

	Study: Batfish protect reef in Australia - Boston.com
		A study by researchers at the Australian Research Council Center of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies found that the rare pancake-like white fish with brown stripes was the only one of 27 species that successfully removed the forest of algae that can otherwise overwhelm...
		A study by researchers at the Australian Research Council Center of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies found that the rare pancake-like white fish with brown stripes was the only one of 27 species that successfully removed the forest of algae that can otherwise overwhelm and kill off the reef.
		He said the batfish, found throughout the western Pacific Ocean, is just one of scores of fish that help limit algae growth.
	www.boston.com /news/science/articles/2006/12/20/study_batfish_protects_australia_reef?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+News (782 words)

	Longnose Batfish (Ogcocephalus corniger)
		The Longnose Batfish has a horizontally flattened body, mottled reddish-brown to a dark tan; it may have dark spots along the sides and fins.
		The Longnose Batfish has been seen jumping, crawling, and even walking on "all fours." When threatened, the Longnose Batfish immediately buries itself in the sandy bottom.
		The Longnose Batfish requires a diet of crustaceans and polychaete worms along with small feeder fish.
	www.peteducation.com /article.cfm?cls=16&cat=1858&articleid=2133 (251 words)

	Saltwater Aquarium Guide -- Batfish
		Batfish can reach a size of around 15 inches in an aquarium, and over 20 inches in the wild.
		Batfish are usually recognized by their elongated dorsal (top) and anal (bottom) fins when young.
		Juvenile Batfish live in inshore waters with mangroves, floating on the surface of the water in order to mimic a floating leaf.
	www.saltwater-aquarium-guide.com /Batfish-thumbnails.htm (192 words)

	Choosing a Batfish
		Natives of the Indo-Pacific, batfish are often found in coastal areas, mangrove swamps and brackish water.
		Batfish are peaceful tank inhabitants that grow quickly and are easy to feed.
		Batfish are prized in the aquarium for their tall fins, which can reach 20 inches or more.
	www.petplace.com /fish/choosing-a-batfish/page1.aspx (523 words)

	Batfish Memorial Foundation
		The Foundation was established to raise funds to provide for the maintenance and preservation of the USS Batfish (SS-310) Memorial for future generations and remembrance of all those Oklahomans who have served in the military of the United States.
		The wood was purchased by the foundation from White and Sons Hardwoods of Tulsa.
		The Batfish Memorial Foundation is in the formative stages of kicking off out "Paint the Gray Lady" capital funds drives for 2006 - 2007.
	www.orgsites.com /ok/batfishmemorialfoundation/index.html (400 words)

	USS BATFISH (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Batfish, launched May 5, 1943, and commissioned August 21, 1943, is a Balao class submarine 312 feet long and twenty-seven feet wide, with a fifteen-foot draft.
		In April 1946 the Batfish was retired, but from March 1952 to August 1958 it operated as a training boat in the Caribbean.
		At the end of the twentieth century, the Batfish was one of twenty World War II submarines on public display around the United States.
	www.okhistory.org /enc/batfish.htm (329 words)

	State: Exotic batfish pair sought off the Keys
		The batfish pair has been seen together and it is possible Keys waters are home to more of the animals native to the Indian and western Pacific oceans.
		The capture is being coordinated by the foundation, the sanctuary and the Florida Aquarium, a Tampa facility where the batfish will live and serve as "poster fish" to educate the public about dangers posed by releasing exotics into the marine environment.
		The batfish is one of 16 nonnative species of fish in ocean waters off the southeast coast of Florida, the research report said.
	www.sptimes.com /2004/06/06/State/Exotic_batfish_pair_s.shtml (448 words)

	Polka-dot Batfish Picture and Species Information (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The polka-dot batfish can be, as the name implies, covered by spots however coloration is highly variable and most fish are a brown color.
		The polka-dot batfish is a slow moving bottom species.
		The polka-dot batfish like some angler fish uses a spine as a moveable fishing lure to attract small fish, shrimp and crabs.
	www.thejump.net /id/Polka-dot-Batfish.htm (71 words)

	USS Batfish War Patrols
		Batfish put three torpedoes in her, and the resulting explosions sent debris hurtling 200 hundred feet into the air.
		Batfish ended her patrol at Guam on 21 February and was ordered to San Francisco for a major overhaul.
		Batfish was ordered back to the States and given a pre-inactivation overhaul before being placed out of commission in reserve at Mare Island Navy Yard on 6 August, 1946.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Acropolis/7612/batfish2.html (911 words)

	BBC - Devon - Discover Devon - Aquarium bowled over by Batfish
		The strange-looking Batfish were in quarantine for almost a year before being carefully released into the large Coral Seas exhibit to join hundreds of other colourful tropical fish in a simulated coral reef.
		In the wild, Batfish sometimes play 'dead' when alarmed and the youngsters float motionless on their sides, mimicking dead leaves that have fallen into the water.
		The Batfish were acquired and brought to the Aquarium in March 2005 as very small elongate juveniles and have now grown to rather disc-like shaped fish.
	www.bbc.co.uk /devon/content/articles/2006/01/17/batfish_feature.shtml (511 words)

	Animal Planet :: Fish Guide -- Batfish
		Batfish live in tropical and subtropical oceans throughout the world.
		The diet of Batfish consists of invertebrates such as worms, small anemones, hydroids, and small crustaceans.
		Please remember that Batfish grow extremely fast in an aquarium and an adequately sized tank with plenty of swimming room must be considered.
	animal.discovery.com /guides/fish/marine/batfishintro.html (289 words)

	The Seattle Times: Search Results
		The Batfish tailed the Soviet submarine for 50 days without being detected, collecting valuable information on how the Soviets operated, said retired Rear Adm. Thomas Evans, who commanded the Batfish.
		Evans attributed the mission's success to the experienced crew, to the Batfish design that made it "extremely quiet" and to a then-new, extra-sonar system that was dragged behind the American sub, making its sonar detection superior to the less-advanced and noisier Yankee-class Soviet sub.
		The Navy last year declassified some information about the Batfish - and a similar 1972 mission - so the information could be used in an exhibit at the National Museum of American History honoring the centennial of the U.S. submarine force.
	archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com /cgi-bin/texis/web/vortex/display?slug=batfish02&date=20010302 (681 words)

	Starry Batfish, Halieutaea stellata
		A Starry Batfish trawled in 1986, at a depth of 220 m, north of Townsville, Queensland.
		The pelvic fins are located on the under side of the disc (lower image).
		The Starry Batfish is usually red to pink dorsally with fine fl or grey spots forming crescentic patterns.
	www.amonline.net.au /fishes/fishfacts/fish/hstellata.htm (206 words)

	Batfish to Bonito
		Batfish having grey flesh and being not very good eating are not speared by divers.
		The long pelvic fins of the batfish are different to the shorter ones on the spadefish.
		They are not easy to shoot as they seem to be swimming at high speed most of the time.
	spearfishingsa.co.za /fish/4-batfish-bonito.htm (250 words)

	News in Science - Holy seaweed! Batfish save reef - 19/12/2006
		Chief investigator Professor David Bellwood of the CoECRS and James Cook University says the batfish's voracious appetite for weed saved the coral from being choked to death.
		Bellwood says declining coastal mangroves serve as nurseries for batfish, which are found in reefs around the world.
		Reporting in the journal Current Biology today, Bellwood describes the batfish as a "sleeping functional group", or a species with a hitherto unrecognised role in reef life.
	www.abc.net.au /science/news/stories/2006/1814123.htm (506 words)

	Batfish / USS Batfish SS-310 WWII / book club / Hughston E. Lowder, Jack Scott / Submarine Book Store
		Hughston Lowder was a radioman and soundman aboard USS Batfish (SS-310) in World War II and served aboard the sub from the very beginning.
		Batfish was constructed at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in New Hampshire, launched May 5, 1943 and commissioned on August 21, 1943.
		Batfish sank 14 Japanese ships damaging three others during her seven exciting war patrols.
	www.submarinebooks.com /BatfishBC.htm (174 words)

	Picture of the Week: Batfish & Shipwreck
		These Teira Batfish, family Ephippididae, were photographed in the Philippines and feature here in a very atmospheric marine scene - notice the silhouette of a shipwreck in the background.
		Solitary juvenile batfish occur in inner lagoons and mangrove swamps where they closely resemble drifting leaves.
		Batfish feed on algae, small fishes, and invertebrates.
	www.imagequest3d.com /pages/current/pictureoftheweek/wreck (167 words)

	Roughback Batfish Picture and Species Information (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Roughback Batfish inhabit the western Atlantic from North Carolina and the northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil but are absent from Bahamas.
		Roughback Batfish are fairly rare and can be found among grassy patches.
		Batfish feed on clams, snails, and small fishes.
	www.thejump.net /id/roughback-batfish.htm (51 words)

	Spadfsh
		Since we want to dismiss the "rest" of the ephippids, as Spadefishes of little/no use to home aquarists, and get on with those that are (Platax), a sure way to distinguish the former is that their dorsal fins spinous portion is distinct from the continuing soft rayed part.
		Platax tiera (Forsskal 1775), the Tiera, Round-Faced or Tail-Fin Batfish, is a fabulously friendly animal, in aquariums and on the reef.
		Boer's Batfish is very similar to Platax tiera when young, able to be distinguished by its relatively shorter dorsal and anal finnage.
	www.wetwebmedia.com /spadfsh.htm (1698 words)

	Historic Naval Ships Visitors Guide - USS Batfish
		Decommissioned shortly after WW II, Batfish was recommissioned at Mare Island Navy Yard on March 7, 1952, as the Korean War intensified.
		A year later she was towed to New Orleans for use as a moored naval reserve training vessel until stricken from the Navy list in 1969.
		There, she was placed in a dry berth and opened to the public as a memorial to Oklahoma combat submariners.
	www.hnsa.org /ships/batfish.htm (220 words)

	Hillsborough: Batfish, otter join aquarium family
		Two batfish made their first appearance at the Florida Aquarium on Tuesday as divers released them into the exhibit of nearly 2,000 fish.
		Volunteer divers used vinyl nets and a transport tub to individually release the batfish into the Florida Aquarium's exhibit, as Coy documented their introduction to the new quarters with an underwater video camera.
		Karla Jeselson, area supervisor for the Florida Aquarium, predicted the batfish would be reclusive at first, but an hour after they were released they could easily be seen at the aquarium's 11 a.m.
	www.sptimes.com /2004/09/02/Hillsborough/Batfish__otter_join_a.shtml (391 words)

	Orbiculate Batfish: WhoZoo
		The Platax orbicularis is considered the "ugly duckling"of the genus, due to its plain brown color and shortness in height as a juvenile.
		Batfish are often recognized by their elongated fins, which are present in the younger stages.
		Batfish live in several different tropical and subtropical oceans around the world.
	www.whozoo.org /Anlife2002/lexkabbe/EMK_Plataxorbicularis2.html (349 words)

	SMALL BYTES - Pinnate Batfish
		When alarmed, young batfish float motionless on their sides, mimicking dead leaves that have fallen into the water.
		Their shape and color pattern make them difficult to distinguish from the leaves.
		The difference in physical appearance between the juvenile form (pictured above) and the adult form is striking.
	www.seaworld.org /wild-world/safari/virtual-aquarium/pinnate-batfish.htm (48 words)

	Batfish Info..
		The USS Batfish SS-310 Memorial is CLOSED for the Winter.
		The USS Batfish SS-310 Submarine and Museum is located at the Muskogee War Memorial Park Muskogee, OK. 918-682-6294.
		The United States Submarine Veterans, Inc. (USSVI) Batfish Base Submarine Veterans generally meet every other month on the 3rd Saturday at the Boat, the USS Batfish SS-310 Base Museum in Muskogee, Oklahoma, or at times, in other locations around the State.
	www.batfish.org /page3.html (307 words)

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