WoRMS taxon details
Ostraciidae Rafinesque, 1810
Genus Acanthostracion Bleeker, 1865
Genus Lactophrys Swainson, 1839
Genus Lactoria Jordan & Fowler, 1902
Genus Ostracion Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Paracanthostracion Whitley, 1933
Genus Rhynchostracion Fraser-Brunner, 1935
Genus Tetrosomus Swainson, 1839
Genus Lactyphrys accepted as Lactophrys Swainson, 1839 (misspelling)
Genus Ostacion accepted as Ostracion Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > misspelling)
Genus Ostracium accepted as Ostracion Linnaeus, 1758 (misspelling)
Genus Phynchostracion accepted as Rhynchostracion Fraser-Brunner, 1935 (misspelling)
Genus Rhinesomus Swainson, 1839 accepted as Lactophrys Swainson, 1839
Genus Rhinosomus accepted as Rhinesomus Swainson, 1839 accepted as Lactophrys Swainson, 1839 (misspelling)
Genus Ryncostracion accepted as Rhynchostracion Fraser-Brunner, 1935 (misspelling)
Genus Tetrasoma Swainson, 1839 accepted as Tetrosomus Swainson, 1839
Genus Tetrasomus accepted as Tetrosomus Swainson, 1839 (misspelling)
Genus Triorus Jordan & Hubbs, 1925 accepted as Tetrosomus Swainson, 1839
Genus Lactophrys Swainson, 1839
Genus Lactoria Jordan & Fowler, 1902
Genus Ostracion Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Paracanthostracion Whitley, 1933
Genus Rhynchostracion Fraser-Brunner, 1935
Genus Tetrosomus Swainson, 1839
Genus Lactyphrys accepted as Lactophrys Swainson, 1839 (misspelling)
Genus Ostacion accepted as Ostracion Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > misspelling)
Genus Ostracium accepted as Ostracion Linnaeus, 1758 (misspelling)
Genus Phynchostracion accepted as Rhynchostracion Fraser-Brunner, 1935 (misspelling)
Genus Rhinesomus Swainson, 1839 accepted as Lactophrys Swainson, 1839
Genus Rhinosomus accepted as Rhinesomus Swainson, 1839 accepted as Lactophrys Swainson, 1839 (misspelling)
Genus Ryncostracion accepted as Rhynchostracion Fraser-Brunner, 1935 (misspelling)
Genus Tetrasoma Swainson, 1839 accepted as Tetrosomus Swainson, 1839
Genus Tetrasomus accepted as Tetrosomus Swainson, 1839 (misspelling)
Genus Triorus Jordan & Hubbs, 1925 accepted as Tetrosomus Swainson, 1839
marine, brackish, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Distribution: Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. A bony carapace enclosing body. Pelvic skeleton absent. Spinous dorsal...
Description Distribution: Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. A bony carapace enclosing body. Pelvic skeleton absent. Spinous dorsal lacking. Dorsal fin rays 9-13. Anal fin rays 9-13. Non-protrusible upper jaw. Vertebrae usually 18. About 60 cm maximum length. Some species of trunkfishes secrete ostracitoxin, poisonous to other fishes and, to some extent, even to trunkfishes. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2023). FishBase. Ostraciidae Rafinesque, 1810. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125611 on 2023-06-07
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taxonomy source
Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors 
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basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2022). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2022., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
[request] basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2022). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2022., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Description Distribution: Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. A bony carapace enclosing body. Pelvic skeleton absent. Spinous dorsal lacking. Dorsal fin rays 9-13. Anal fin rays 9-13. Non-protrusible upper jaw. Vertebrae usually 18. About 60 cm maximum length. Some species of trunkfishes secrete ostracitoxin, poisonous to other fishes and, to some extent, even to trunkfishes. [details]
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To Genbank
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ostraciidae USNM 404157 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ostraciidae USNM 406093 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To Genbank
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ostraciidae USNM 404157 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ostraciidae USNM 406093 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
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