Eastern Smooth Boxfish
Anoplocapros inermis
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,044
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The Eastern smooth boxfish (Anoplocapros inermis), also known as the chubby basketfish, freckled boxfish, golden boxfish, polled boxfish, robust boxfish or white-barred boxfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Aracanidae, the deepwater boxfishes or temperate boxfishes. This fish is endemic to the seas of southeastern Australia.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Eastern smooth boxfish”.