Anoplocapros

Updated on Apr 25, 2026

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Kingdom Animalia Family Aracanidae Rank Genus		Class Actinopterygii Phylum Chordata Order Tetraodontiformes

Similar Anoplocapros lenticularis, Aracanidae, Kentrocapros, Tetraodontiformes, Aracana

Eastern smooth boxfish anoplocapros inermis

Anoplocapros is a genus of deepwater boxfishes native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans where they are found mostly around Australia.

There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus:

Anoplocapros amygdaloides Fraser-Brunner, 1941 (Western smooth boxfish)

Anoplocapros inermis (Fraser-Brunner, 1935) (Eastern smooth boxfish)

Anoplocapros lenticularis (J. Richardson, 1841) (White-barred boxfish)

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