Anoplocapros lenticularis

White-barred boxfish
Anoplocapros lenticularis
Anoplocapros lenticularis, male, Rottnest Island, WA, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Anoplocapros lenticularis
Anoplocapros lenticularis, Busselton, WA, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Anoplocapros lenticularis
Anoplocapros lenticularis, Busselton, WA, Photo: Graham Edgar
Anoplocapros lenticularis
Anoplocapros lenticularis, Rottnest Is, WA, Photo: Andrew Green
Anoplocapros lenticularis
Anoplocapros lenticularis, Perth, WA, Photo: Ben Jones
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Anoplocapros lenticularis
Anoplocapros lenticularis
Anoplocapros lenticularis
Anoplocapros lenticularis
Anoplocapros lenticularis

Distribution

Temperate Australasia


Description

High back and concave upper profile on the snout. The sides are orange-red lined with white, and additional black markings are present on the upper bodies of juveniles and females.


Information

Max Size: 33 cm

Sea Temperature Range: 13.3-23.7°C

Depth: 5-40m

Habitat Generalization Index: 0.76

Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.


Conservation and Rarity

IUCN Status: Not Evaluated

Occurrence: Infrequent (9.7% of sites)

Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed

Abundance: Solitary (1 per transect)

Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.


Edit by: GJ Edgar. 2008. Australian Marine Life. New Holland, Sydney