Polyplacapros tyleri | |
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Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
Family: | Aracanidae |
Genus: |
Polyplacapros E. Fujii & Uyeno, 1979 |
Species: | P. tyleri |
Binomial name | |
Polyplacapros tyleri E. Fujii & Uyeno, 1979 |
Polyplacapros tyleri is a species of deepwater boxfish native to the southwestern Pacific Ocean where it is found near Australia, New Zealand and the sea mounts of the Norfolk Ridge at a depth of around 132 metres (433 ft). This species is the only known member of its genus.