Yellowstriped Boxfish

Kentrocapros flavofasciatus

Striped Fish from Southwest Pacific

Yellow
Temperate
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Small
Temperate fish

Kentrocapros flavofasciatus, the yellowstriped boxfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Aracanidae, the temperate boxfishes or deepwater boxfishes. This species has an antitropical distribution in the northern and southwestern Pacific Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Puffers, Triggerfishes, and Allies
Family: Aracanidae
Genus: Kentrocapros
Water type: Marine