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Aracanidae 
AphiaID: 267041

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Added by Database Management Team
Rank Family
Parent Tetraodontiformes
Source  basis of record: FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details]

Vernacular
Names
 
Language   Name 
English deepwater boxfishes  [details]
Direct child
taxa

[show all]
 Genus Anoplocapros Kaup, 1855
Genus Aracana
Genus Caprichthys
Genus Capropygia
Genus Kentrocapros Kaup, 1855
Genus Polyplacapros

Genus Acarana accepted as Aracana
Genus Acerana accepted as Aracana
Genus Aracanostracion accepted as Kentrocapros Kaup, 1855
Genus Strophiurichthys accepted as Anoplocapros Kaup, 1855
Link To GenBank
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:267041
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2008-01-11 06:43:30Z  created  Decock, Wim
  
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  Citation: WoRMS (2013). Aracanidae. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=267041 on 2013-05-21
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