Anoplocapros lenticularis Flame Boxfish, High-backed Boxfish, Humpback Boxfish, Humpty Dumpty, Smooth Boxfish, White-barred Boxfish

Anoplocapros lenticularis is commonly referred to as Flame Boxfish, High-backed Boxfish, Humpback Boxfish, Humpty Dumpty, Smooth Boxfish, White-barred Boxfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal. A aquarium size of at least 1500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

Profile

lexID:

287 

AphiaID:

277923 

Scientific:

Anoplocapros lenticularis 

German:

Weißstreifen-Kofferfisch 

English:

Flame Boxfish, High-backed Boxfish, Humpback Boxfish, Humpty Dumpty, Smooth Boxfish, White-barred Boxfish 

Category:

Koffertfisk  

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order) > Aracanidae (Family) > Anoplocapros (Genus) > lenticularis (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Richardson, ), 1841 

Occurrence:

Australia, Eastern Indian Ocean, Endemic species, Great Australian Bigh, Indian Ocean, South Australia, Western Australia 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

10 - 220 Meter 

Habitats:

Continental shelf, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

9.84" - 12.99" (25cm - 33cm) 

Temperature:

59.72 °F - 69.98 °F (15.4°C - 21.1°C) 

Food:

Brine Shrimps, Clam meat, Crustaceans, Cyclop-Eeze, Frozen Food (large sort), Frozen food (small sorts), Invertebrates, Krill, Mysis, Nori-Algae, Zooplankton 

Tank:

329.97 gal (~ 1500L)  

Difficulty:

Cold water animal 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Has a poison harmful to health 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Anoplocapros amygdaloides
  Kofferfisch
• 
  Anoplocapros inermis
  Kofferfisch
• 
  Anoplocapros lenticularis
  Weißstreifen-Kofferfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2004-08-28 19:13:39 

Last edit:

2024-01-29 12:20:30 

Toxicity

This is a general hint!
Anoplocapros lenticularis has a harmful toxin.
As a rule, animals with a harmful poison do not pose mortal danger in normal Aquarieaner everyday life. Read the following husbandry information and comments from aquarists who already keep Anoplocapros lenticularis in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Anoplocapros lenticularis. Every human reacts differently to poisons.
If you suspect that you have come into contact with the poison, please contact your doctor or the poison emergency call.
The phone number of the poison emergency call can be found here:
[overview_and_url_DE]
Overview Europe: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists

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