Species Kentrocapros flavofasciatus (Kamohara, 1938)
Yellowstriped Boxfish
- Aracana flavofasciata Kamohara, T. 1938. On the Offshore Bottom-fishes of Prov. Tosa, Shikoku, Japan. Tokyo : Maruzen Kobushiki Kaisha 86 pp. [44, fig. 23].
Type data:
Neotype BSKU 3692 (original type locality Urado, Kochi, Japan), Oshima, Ehime Pref., Japan.Subsequent designation references:
Kamohara, T. 1961. Notes on the type specimens of fishes in my laboratory. Report of the USA Marine Biological Station 8(2): 1-9 pls 1-7 [6] (holotype lost in 1945; neotype designation considered invalid by Eschmeyer, W.N. 1998. Catalog of Fishes. San Francisco : California Academy of Sciences pp. 3 vols 2905. [592]).
Generic Combinations
- Kentrocapros flavofasciatus (Kamohara, 1938). —
Matsubara, K. 1955. Fish morphology and hierarchy. Tokyo : Ishizaki-shoten xi+v+1605+xiii pp., 536 figs, 135 pls. [1006]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Northeast of Exmouth Gulf, WA (21°30'S, 114°05'E), and east of Cairns, QLD (17°11'S) to off Moruya (34°46'S), NSW; tropical, Japan (East China Sea and South China Sea).
IMCRA
Central Eastern Province (12), Northeast Transition (19), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, continental slope.
General References
Matsuura, K. 2001. Ostraciidae, Aracanidae, Triodontidae, Tetraodontidae. pp. 3948-3957 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 6 pp. 3381-4218. [3952]
Matsuura, K. & Tyler, J.C. 1997. Tetraodontiform fishes, mostly from deep waters, of New Caledonia. pp. 173-208 in Séret, B. (ed.). Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 17. Mémoires du Muséum nationale d'Histoire naturelle Series A (Zoologie) [1950-1992] 174: 1-213 [195]
Matsuura, K. & Yamakawa, T. 1982. Rare boxfishes, Kentrocapros flavofasciatus and K. rosapinto, with notes on their relationships. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 29(1): 31-42 figs 1-13
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Yellowstriped Boxfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |