''Anoplocapros'' is a
genus
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of
deepwater boxfishes native to the
Indian
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Peoples South Asia
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** Non-resident Indian, a citizen of India who has temporarily emigrated to another country
* South Asia ...
and
Pacific Ocean
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s where they are found mostly around
Australia.
Species
There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus:
[Matsuura, K. (2014): Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: a review focusing primarily on progress in the period from 1980 to 2014. ''Ichthyological Research, 62 (1): 72-113.'']
* ''
Anoplocapros amygdaloides''
Fraser-Brunner, 1941 (Western smooth boxfish)
* ''
Anoplocapros inermis''
( Fraser-Brunner, 1935) (Eastern smooth boxfish)
* ''
Anoplocapros lenticularis''
( J. Richardson, 1841) (White-barred boxfish)
References
Aracanidae
Taxa named by Johann Jakob Kaup
Marine fish genera
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