Kentrocapros

Updated on Sep 28, 2024

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

Similar Kentrocapros aculeatus, Aracanidae, Tetraodontiformes, Anoplocapros inermis, Anoplocapros

Bony fish or boxfish kentrocapros aculeatus

Kentrocapros is a genus of deepwater boxfishes native to coastal waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus:

Kentrocapros aculeatus (Houttuyn, 1782)

Kentrocapros eco (Phillipps, 1932)

Kentrocapros flavofasciatus (Kamohara, 1938)

Kentrocapros rosapinto (J. L. B. Smith, 1949) (Basketfish)

Kentrocapros spilonota (C. H. Gilbert, 1905)

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