Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Aracanidae | Phylum Chordata Order Tetraodontiformes Rank Species | |
Genus Polyplacapros
E. Fujii & Uyeno, 1979 Similar Kentrocapros, Anoplocapros inermis, Kentrocapros aculeatus, Ostracion rhinorhynchos, Aracanidae | ||
Polyplacapros tyleri is a species of deepwater boxfish native to the southwestern Pacific Ocean where it is found near Australia, New Zealand and the sea mounts of the Norfolk Ridge at a depth of around 132 metres (433 ft). This species is the only known member of its genus.
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Polyplacapros tyleri Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA