Anoplocapros lenticularis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Aracanidae |
| Genus: | Anoplocapros |
| Species: | A. lenticularis
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| Binomial name | |
| Anoplocapros lenticularis J. Richardson, 1841
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Anoplocapros lenticularis, the white-barred boxfish, is a species of deepwater boxfish found in Australia.
Description[edit]
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]
White-barred boxfishes bare vein-like ossified plates under their bodies, making them mostly immobile other than the fins, gills, mouth, and tail.
Distribution[edit]
The species inhabits the continental shelf off southern Western Australia and western South Australia.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2017). "Anoplocapros lenticularis" in FishBase. 4 2017 version.
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