Anoplocapros amygdaloides Blue Boxfish, Robust Boxfish, Western smooth boxfish

Anoplocapros amygdaloides is commonly referred to as Blue Boxfish, Robust Boxfish, Western smooth boxfish . Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. A aquarium size of at least 1500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

Profile

lexID:

4170 

AphiaID:

277921 

Scientific:

Anoplocapros amygdaloides 

German:

Kofferfisch 

English:

Blue Boxfish, Robust Boxfish, Western Smooth Boxfish  

Category:

Kuffertfisk 

Family tree:

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

Initial determination:

Fraser-Brunner, 1941 

Occurrence:

Australia, Eastern Indian Ocean, Endemic species, 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:

5 - 100 Meter 

Size:

up to 11.81" (30 cm) 

Temperature:

62.24 °F - 71.6 °F (16.8°C - 22°C) 

Food:

Brine Shrimps, Crabs, Edible crab, Food specialist, Frozen Food (large sort), Frozen food (small sorts), Schrimps 

Tank:

329.97 gal (~ 1500L)  

Difficulty:

Only for advanced aquarists 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Has a poison harmful to health 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

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:

2012-02-26 18:55:40 

Last edit:

2019-07-18 11:47:33 

Toxicity

This is a general hint!
Anoplocapros amygdaloides 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 amygdaloides in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Anoplocapros amygdaloides. 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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