''Anoplocapros lenticularis'', the white-barred boxfish, is a species of
deepwater boxfish found in
Australia
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Description
The species has the compact body of many
Tetraodontiformes
The Tetraodontiformes are an order of highly derived ray-finned fish, also called the Plectognathi. Sometimes these are classified as a suborder of the order Perciformes. The Tetraodontiformes are represented by 10 extant families and at least ...
, with small fins and a protruding snout. Adults may reach a length of 33 cm.
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White-barred boxfishes bare vein-like ossified plates under their bodies, making them mostly immobile other than the fins, gills, mouth, and tail.
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Distribution
The species inhabits the continental shelf off southern Western Australia and western South Australia.
References
Fish of Australia
Aracanidae
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