Biology:Anoplocapros
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Short description: Genus of fishes
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| Anoplocapros lenticularis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Aracanidae |
| Genus: | Anoplocapros Kaup, 1855 |
Anoplocapros is a genus of deepwater boxfishes native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans where they are found mostly around Australia .
Species
There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus:[1]
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Anoplocapros amygdaloides Fraser-Brunner, 1941 | Western smooth boxfish | Eastern Indian Ocean: southern Australia, from Western Australia and South Australia. |
| Anoplocapros inermis (Fraser-Brunner, 1935) | Eastern smooth boxfish | southeastern Australia from southern Queensland to Western Port (Victoria), Solomon Islands and South Africa. | |
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Anoplocapros lenticularis (J. Richardson, 1841) | White-barred boxfish | Australia. |
References
- ↑ Matsuura, K. (2014): Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: a review focusing primarily on progress in the period from 1980 to 2014. Ichthyological Research, 62 (1): 72-113.
Wikidata ☰ Q1880069 entry
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