Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Aracanidae Deepwater boxfishes

Genus: Kentrocapros

(See list of species below)


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6 species (see list below)
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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm SL
Kentrocapros aculeatus (Houttuyn, 1782)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Kentrocapros aculeatus
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Photo by Museum of New Zealand

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 10.4 cm SL
Kentrocapros eco (Phillipps, 1932)

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Kentrocapros eco
[]
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Max. Length 11.4 cm SL
 
Kentrocapros flavimaculatus
[Yellow-spotted boxfish]

Photo by Graham, K. / NSW Fisheries

Western Pacific
Max. Length 14.6 cm SL
Kentrocapros flavofasciatus (Kamohara, 1938)

Photo by Photo by Graham, K. / NSW Fisheries
 
Kentrocapros flavofasciatus
[]

Photo by Alvheim, O./Institute of Marine Research (IMR)

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 14.3 cm SL
Kentrocapros rosapinto (Smith, 1949)

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Kentrocapros rosapinto
[Basketfish]
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Max. Length 10.6 cm SL
 
Kentrocapros spilonotus
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Kentrocapros aculeatus Northwest Pacific 13 SL 1782
Kentrocapros eco Southwest Pacific 10.4 SL 1932
Kentrocapros flavimaculatus Yellow-spotted boxfish Southwest Pacific 11.4 SL 2023
Kentrocapros flavofasciatus Western Pacific 14.6 SL 1938
Kentrocapros rosapinto Basketfish Western Indian Ocean 14.3 SL 1949
Kentrocapros spilonotus Eastern Central Pacific 10.6 SL 1905



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