Anoplocapros lenticularis

Anoplocapros lenticularis, the white-barred boxfish, is a species of deepwater boxfish found in Australia.

Anoplocapros lenticularis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Tetraodontiformes
Family:
Aracanidae
Genus:
Anoplocapros
Species:
A. lenticularis
Binomial name
Anoplocapros lenticularis
Synonyms
  • Acerana grayi Kaup, 1855
  • Anoplocapros gibbosus McCulloch & Waite, 1915
  • Ostracion lenticularis Richardson, 1841

Description

The species has the compact body of many Tetraodontiformes, with small fins and a protruding snout. Adults may reach a length of 33 cm.[1]

Distribution

The species inhabits the continental shelf off southern Western Australia and western South Australia.[1]

References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). "Anoplocapros lenticularis" in FishBase. 4 2017 version.


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