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Kentrocapros rosapinto (Smith, 1949)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Open encyclopedia reference

Kentrocapros rosapinto, the basketfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Aracanidae, the temperate boxfishes or deepwater boxfishes. This fish is found in the Western Indian Ocean and in the southeastern Atlantic Ocean.

Wikipedia contributors, Kentrocapros rosapinto; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:56:13.555343+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Kentrocapros rosapinto (Smith, 1949)
Name authority
(Smith, 1949)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Tetraodontiformes
Family
Aracanidae
Genus
Kentrocapros
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderTetraodontiformes
  11. suborderBalistoidei
  12. familyAracanidae Hollard, 1860
  13. genusKentrocapros Kaup, 1855
  14. speciesKentrocapros rosapinto (Smith, 1949)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Kentrocapros. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Kentrocapros aculeatus (Houttuyn, 1782)AracanidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Kentrocapros eco (Phillipps, 1932)AracanidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Kentrocapros flavofasciatus (Kamohara, 1938)AracanidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 9 records assigned to Aracanidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Aracanostracion rosapinto Smith, 1949 Smith, 1949synonym

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219901 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:3R5HT. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.