''Anoplocapros'' is a

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of deepwater boxfishes native to the

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and

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s where they are found mostly around

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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 {{Tetraodontiformes-stub