Ostracion
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 Yellow boxfish, Ostracion cubicus
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The genus Ostracion, is a member of the boxfish family (Ostraciidae) containing nine species.
[edit] Species
- Yellow boxfish, Ostracion cubicus Linnaeus, 1758.
- Bluetail trunkfish, Ostracion cyanurus Rüppell, 1828.
- Ostracion immaculatus Temminck & Schlegel, 1850.
- Whitespotted boxfish, Ostracion meleagris Shaw, 1796.
- Shortnose boxfish, Ostracion nasus Bloch, 1785.
- Horn-nosed boxfish, Ostracion rhinorhynchos Bleeker, 1852.
- Reticulate boxfish, Ostracion solorensis Bleeker, 1853.
- Roughskin trunkfish, Ostracion trachys Randall, 1975.
- Whitley's box, Ostracion whitleyi Fowler, 1931.
[edit] References
- "Ostracion". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. November 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
