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Aracanidae (Deepwater boxfishes)
Etymology: Capropygia: Latin, capra = goat + Greek, pyge = tail (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Kaup.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 60 - 200 m (Ref. 9563). Subtropical
Eastern Indian Ocean: Australia (southern Western Australia and South Australia).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9563)
Occurs on the continental shelf (Ref. 9563).
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
May, J.L. and J.G.H. Maxwell, 1986. Trawl fish from temperate waters of Australia. CSIRO Division of Fisheries Research, Tasmania. 492 p. (Ref. 9563)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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