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Family: Aracanidae Deepwater boxfishes



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13 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Anoplocapros amygdaloides Western smooth boxfish Eastern Indian Ocean 30 TL 1941
Anoplocapros inermis Eastern smooth boxfish Indo-West Pacific. 37 TL 1935
Anoplocapros lenticularis White-barred boxfish Eastern Indian Ocean 33 TL 1841
Aracana aurita Shaw's cowfish Eastern Indian Ocean 20 TL 1798
Aracana ornata Ornate cowfish Eastern Indian Ocean 15 TL 1838
Caprichthys gymnura Rigid boxfish Eastern Indian Ocean 11 TL 1915
Capropygia unistriata Black-banded pigmy boxfish Eastern Indian Ocean 12 TL 1855
Kentrocapros aculeatus Northwest Pacific 13 SL 1782
Kentrocapros eco Southwest Pacific 10.4 SL 1932
Kentrocapros flavofasciatus Western Pacific 14.6 SL 1938
Kentrocapros rosapinto Basketfish Western Indian Ocean 14.3 SL 1949
Kentrocapros spilonota Eastern Central Pacific 10.6 SL 1905
Polyplacapros tyleri Southwest Pacific 1979



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013