Polyplacapros
Species of fish
| Polyplacapros | |
|---|---|
Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Aracanidae |
| Genus: | Polyplacapros E. Fujii & Uyeno, 1979 |
| Species: | P. tyleri |
| Binomial name | |
| Polyplacapros tyleri E. Fujii & Uyeno, 1979 | |
Polyplacapros tyleri, also known as the tyler's boxfish, is a species of deepwater boxfish native to the southwestern Pacific Ocean where it is found near Australia, New Zealand and the sea mounts of the Norfolk Ridge at a depth of around 132 metres (433 ft). This species is the only known member of the genus Polyplacapros.[1]
References
- ^ 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.
- Tyler's Boxfish, Polyplacapros tyleri Fujii & Uyeno 1979 @ fishesofaustralia.net.au
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