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Tyler's Boxfish (Polyplacapros tyleri)
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Ecological Illustration of Tyler's Boxfish (Polyplacapros tyleri)
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Aracanidae

Tyler's Boxfish

Polyplacapros tyleri

Aracanid Fish from Australian Waters

  • Temperate
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Medium
  • Temperate fish

Tyler's Boxfish is a marine fish of Southwest Pacific. The species occupies marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 31.2 cm.

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