Anoplocapros intermis Fraser-Brunner 1935

eastern smooth boxfish

Anoplocapros intermis, juvenile eastern smooth boxfish Anoplocapros intermis, juvenile eastern smooth boxfish Anoplocapros intermis, juvenile eastern smooth boxfish

tiny juvenile Eastern Smooth Boxfish (above) are bright orange with feint dark spots

Anoplocapros intermis, juvenile eastern smooth boxfish

Older juveniles (above) develop darker spots.

Anoplocapros intermis, eastern smooth boxfish

Female Eastern Smooth Boxfish, Anoplocapros intermis (above)

Anoplocapros intermis, male eastern smooth boxfish

Male are pale to blue with large yellow blotches. Above is a young male, older ones are bluer.

Family =  Aracanidae - temperate boxfishes Distribution =  endemic central & south coast of eastern Australia Max size = 35cms