Anoplocapros
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Anoplocapros inermis | |
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Genus: | Anoplocapros Kaup, 1855
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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]
- Anoplocapros amygdaloides Fraser-Brunner, 1941 (Western smooth boxfish)
- Anoplocapros inermis (Fraser-Brunner, 1935) (Eastern smooth boxfish)
- Anoplocapros lenticularis (J. Richardson, 1841) (White-barred boxfish)
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.