Scientific Name
Kentrocapros aculeatus  
Pronounce  
 Kentrocapros aculeatus棘箱魨
by: Hsuan-Ching Ho
Author (Houttuyn, 1782) Depth 100 - 200M
Chinese 棘箱魨 Poisonous Fish No 
Family_Chinese 箱魨科 Economic Fish No 
Family F507　Ostraciidae Edible Fish No  Chinese In Mainland China 棘箱魨 
Max Length 13 cm  Aquarium Fish No  Common Name 箱河魨、海牛港 
Distribution in World North West Pacific Ocean   Distribution in Taiwan West、North 
Habitats Benthos、Coastal  Holotype Locality Japan 
Synonyms Ostracion cubicus aculeatus, Ostracion hexagonus   
Reference 臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)；中國動物誌-魨形目(蘇等, 2002)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002 蘇錦祥, 李春生 編著 2002 
Specimen List ASIZP0063073. ASIZP0065454. ASIZP0073689. FRIP00074. NMMBP06206. NMNSF01092. NTMP0599. NTMP0622. NTUM01330. NTUM07562.  
Common Name Boxfish 
Redlist Status NL Not in IUCN Redlist     
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