Yellowstriped Boxfish

Kentrocapros flavofasciatus

Striped Fish from Southwest Pacific

Yellow
Temperate
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Small
Temperate fish

Kentrocapros flavofasciatus, the yellowstriped boxfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Aracanidae, the temperate boxfishes or deepwater boxfishes. This species has an antitropical distribution in the northern and southwestern Pacific Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Puffers, Triggerfishes, and Allies
Family: Aracanidae
Genus: Kentrocapros
Maximum length: 14.6 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Western Pacific: antitropical.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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