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Ostracion
Linnaeus, 1758
(fish)
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Ostraciidae (Family) - boxfishes
..Acanthostracion (Genus)
..†Eolactoria (Genus)
..Lactophrys (Genus) - trunkfish
..Lactoria (Genus)
..†Oligolactoria (Genus)
..Paracanthostracion (Genus)
..†Proaracana (Genus)
..Tetrosomus (Genus)
..Ostracion (Genus)
....Ostracion cubicus (Species) - yellow boxfish
....Ostracion cyanurus (Species)
....Ostracion immaculatus (Species)
....Ostracion meleagris (Species)
....Ostracion nasus (Species)
....Ostracion rhinorhynchos (Species)
....Ostracion solorensis (Species)
....Ostracion trachys (Species)
....Ostracion whitleyi (Species)
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
C. Linnaeus, 1758
Original name, rank & spelling
:
Linnaeus, C. 1758.
Syst. Nat.
(ed. 10)
1
: 330.
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Types
Type of
:
Ostraciidae
(Family)
Rafinesque, 1810
Ref:
J.S. Nelson, 2006
: 456; 4 Mar 2024.
[inferred]
Type of
:
Ostraciinae
(Subfamily)
Ref:
J.S. Nelson, 2006
: 456; [<4 Mar 2024].
[inferred]
Type of
:
Ostracioidea
(Superfamily)
Rafinesque, 1810
Ref:
J.S. Nelson, 2006
: 456; 4 Mar 2024.
[inferred]
Variants
Unavailable name
:
Ostracion
(Genus)
nom. inval.
Synonyms
Synonymous name
:
Rhynchostracion
(Genus)
Fraser-Brunner, 1935
Ref:
R. Fricke et al. (eds.), 2021
: 9 Sep 2025.
Vernacular Names (Latin)
Stem
:
Ostraci-
Ref:
G.C. Steyskal, 1980
: 175, 176.
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