Biology:Caprichthys
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Short description: Species of fish
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Aracanidae |
| Genus: | Caprichthys McCulloch & Waite, 1915 |
| Species: | C. gymnura
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| Binomial name | |
| Caprichthys gymnura McCulloch & Waite, 1915
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Caprichthys gymnura, also known as the rigid boxfish, is a species of deepwater boxfish native to the waters of the continental shelf off the western and southern coasts of Australia . It is found at depths from 40 to 200 meters (130 to 660 feet). This species grows to a length of 11 centimeters (4.3 inches) TL. This species is the only known member of the genus Caprichthys.[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.
Wikidata ☰ Q938900 entry
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