Kentrocapros
| Kentrocapros | |
|---|---|
| Kentrocapros aculeatus (Houttuyn) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Aracanidae |
| Genus: | Kentrocapros Kaup, 1855 |
| Type species | |
| Ostracion hexagonus Thunberg, 1787 | |
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Kentrocapros is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Aracanidae, the deepwater boxfishes or temperate boxfishes. These fishes are found in the coastal waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans.