Ostracion
| Ostracion Temporal range: 56–0Ma | |
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| Ostracion cubicus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Ostraciidae |
| Genus: | Ostracion Linnaeus, 1758 |
Ostracion is a genus of the boxfish family Ostraciidae.
Species
There are currently 9 recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Ostracion cubicus Linnaeus, 1758 (Yellow boxfish)
- Ostracion cyanurus Rüppell, 1828 (Bluetail trunkfish)
- Ostracion immaculatus Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 (Bluespotted boxfish)
- Ostracion meleagris G. Shaw, 1796 (White-spotted boxfish)
- Ostracion nasus Bloch, 1785 (Shortnose boxfish)
- Ostracion rhinorhynchos Bleeker, 1851 (Horn-nosed boxfish)
- Ostracion solorensis Bleeker, 1853 (Reticulate boxfish)
- Ostracion trachys J. E. Randall, 1975 (Roughskin trunkfish)
- Ostracion whitleyi Fowler, 1931 (Whitley's boxfish)
References
- ↑ Sepkoski, J. (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology, 364: p.560.
- ↑ Matsuura, K. (2014): Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: a review focusing primarily on progress in the period from 1980 to 2014. Ichthyological Research, 62 (1): 72-113.