WoRMS taxon details
Ostracion Linnaeus, 1758
206484 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:206484)
accepted
Genus
Species Ostracion cubicum Linnaeus, 1758
Species Ostracion cyanurus Rüppell, 1828
Species Ostracion immaculatum Temminck & Schlegel, 1850
Species Ostracion meleagris Shaw, 1796
Species Ostracion rhinorhynchos Bleeker, 1851
Species Ostracion solorense Bleeker, 1853
Species Ostracion trachys Randall, 1975
Species Ostracion whitleyi Fowler, 1931
Species Ostracion aculeatus Houttuyn, 1782 accepted as Kentrocapros aculeatus (Houttuyn, 1782)
Species Ostracion argus Rüppell, 1828 accepted as Ostracion cubicum Linnaeus, 1758
Species Ostracion auritus Shaw, 1798 accepted as Aracana aurita (Shaw, 1798)
Species Ostracion bicaudale Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Lactophrys bicaudalis (Linnaeus, 1758) (misspelling)
Species Ostracion bicaudalis Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Lactophrys bicaudalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Ostracion boops Richardson, 1845 accepted as Ranzania laevis (Pennant, 1776)
Species Ostracion brevicornis Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 accepted as Lactoria diaphana (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Species Ostracion camurum Jenkins, 1901 accepted as Ostracion meleagris Shaw, 1796
Species Ostracion clippertonense Snodgrass & Heller, 1905 accepted as Ostracion meleagris Shaw, 1796
Species Ostracion concatenatus Bloch, 1785 accepted as Tetrosomus concatenatus (Bloch, 1785)
Species Ostracion cornutus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Lactoria cornuta (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Ostracion cubicua Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Ostracion cubicum Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > misspelling)
Species Ostracion cubicus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Ostracion cubicum Linnaeus, 1758
Species Ostracion diaphanum Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Lactoria diaphana (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Species Ostracion diaphanus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Lactoria diaphana (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (misspelling)
Species Ostracion eco Phillipps, 1932 accepted as Kentrocapros eco (Phillipps, 1932)
Species Ostracion expansum Cope, 1871 accepted as Lactophrys trigonus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Ostracion flavigaster Gray, 1838 accepted as Aracana ornata (Gray, 1838)
Species Ostracion fornasini Bianconi, 1846 accepted as Lactoria fornasini (Bianconi, 1846)
Species Ostracion gibbosus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Tetrosomus gibbosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Ostracion guineense Bleeker, 1865 accepted as Acanthostracion guineense (Bleeker, 1865)
Species Ostracion guineensis Bleeker, 1865 accepted as Acanthostracion guineense (Bleeker, 1865) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Ostracion guineënsis Bleeker, 1865 accepted as Acanthostracion guineense (Bleeker, 1865) (unaccepted > misspelling)
Species Ostracion hexagonus Thunberg, 1787 accepted as Kentrocapros aculeatus (Houttuyn, 1782)
Species Ostracion hexagonus Phillipps, 1927 accepted as Kentrocapros eco (Phillipps, 1932)
Species Ostracion immaculatus Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 accepted as Ostracion immaculatum Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 (unaccepted > misspelling)
Species Ostracion knorrii Walbaum, 1792 accepted as Antennarius scaber (Cuvier, 1817) (synonym)
Species Ostracion laevis Pennant, 1776 accepted as Ranzania laevis (Pennant, 1776)
Species Ostracion lenticularis Richardson, 1841 accepted as Anoplocapros lenticularis (Richardson, 1841)
Species Ostracion lentiginosus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Ostracion meleagris Shaw, 1796 (junior synonym)
Species Ostracion lindsayi Phillipps, 1932 accepted as Paracanthostracion lindsayi (Phillipps, 1932)
Species Ostracion nasus Bloch, 1785 accepted as Rhynchostracion nasus (Bloch, 1785)
Species Ostracion notacanthus Bleeker, 1863 accepted as Acanthostracion notacanthus (Bleeker, 1863)
Species Ostracion ornata Gray, 1838 accepted as Aracana ornata (Gray, 1838)
Species Ostracion ornatus Hollard, 1857 accepted as Ostracion whitleyi Fowler, 1931
Species Ostracion paschae Rendahl, 1921 accepted as Lactoria paschae (Rendahl, 1921)
Species Ostracion pentacanthus Bleeker, 1857 accepted as Lactoria fornasini (Bianconi, 1846)
Species Ostracion punctatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Ostracion meleagris Shaw, 1796
Species Ostracion quadricornis Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Acanthostracion quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Ostracion rhinorhynchus Bleeker, 1851 accepted as Ostracion rhinorhynchos Bleeker, 1851 (misspelling)
Species Ostracion rhynorhyncus Bleeker, 1851 accepted as Ostracion rhinorhynchos Bleeker, 1851 (misspelling)
Species Ostracion sebae Bleeker, 1851 accepted as Ostracion meleagris Shaw, 1796
Species Ostracion solorensis Bleeker, 1853 accepted as Ostracion solorense Bleeker, 1853 (unaccepted > misspelling)
Species Ostracion spilogaster Richardson, 1840 accepted as Aracana aurita (Shaw, 1798)
Species Ostracion stellifer Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Tetrosomus stellifer (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Species Ostracion tricornis Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Acanthostracion quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Ostracion trigonus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Lactophrys trigonus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Ostracion triqueter Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Lactophrys triqueter (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Ostracion tuberculatus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Ostracion cubicum Linnaeus, 1758
Species Ostracion turritus Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Tetrosomus gibbosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Ostracion undulatus Poey, 1868 accepted as Lactophrys trigonus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Ostracion cyanurus Rüppell, 1828
Species Ostracion immaculatum Temminck & Schlegel, 1850
Species Ostracion meleagris Shaw, 1796
Species Ostracion rhinorhynchos Bleeker, 1851
Species Ostracion solorense Bleeker, 1853
Species Ostracion trachys Randall, 1975
Species Ostracion whitleyi Fowler, 1931
Species Ostracion aculeatus Houttuyn, 1782 accepted as Kentrocapros aculeatus (Houttuyn, 1782)
Species Ostracion argus Rüppell, 1828 accepted as Ostracion cubicum Linnaeus, 1758
Species Ostracion auritus Shaw, 1798 accepted as Aracana aurita (Shaw, 1798)
Species Ostracion bicaudale Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Lactophrys bicaudalis (Linnaeus, 1758) (misspelling)
Species Ostracion bicaudalis Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Lactophrys bicaudalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Ostracion boops Richardson, 1845 accepted as Ranzania laevis (Pennant, 1776)
Species Ostracion brevicornis Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 accepted as Lactoria diaphana (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Species Ostracion camurum Jenkins, 1901 accepted as Ostracion meleagris Shaw, 1796
Species Ostracion clippertonense Snodgrass & Heller, 1905 accepted as Ostracion meleagris Shaw, 1796
Species Ostracion concatenatus Bloch, 1785 accepted as Tetrosomus concatenatus (Bloch, 1785)
Species Ostracion cornutus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Lactoria cornuta (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Ostracion cubicua Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Ostracion cubicum Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > misspelling)
Species Ostracion cubicus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Ostracion cubicum Linnaeus, 1758
Species Ostracion diaphanum Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Lactoria diaphana (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Species Ostracion diaphanus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Lactoria diaphana (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (misspelling)
Species Ostracion eco Phillipps, 1932 accepted as Kentrocapros eco (Phillipps, 1932)
Species Ostracion expansum Cope, 1871 accepted as Lactophrys trigonus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Ostracion flavigaster Gray, 1838 accepted as Aracana ornata (Gray, 1838)
Species Ostracion fornasini Bianconi, 1846 accepted as Lactoria fornasini (Bianconi, 1846)
Species Ostracion gibbosus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Tetrosomus gibbosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Ostracion guineense Bleeker, 1865 accepted as Acanthostracion guineense (Bleeker, 1865)
Species Ostracion guineensis Bleeker, 1865 accepted as Acanthostracion guineense (Bleeker, 1865) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Ostracion guineënsis Bleeker, 1865 accepted as Acanthostracion guineense (Bleeker, 1865) (unaccepted > misspelling)
Species Ostracion hexagonus Thunberg, 1787 accepted as Kentrocapros aculeatus (Houttuyn, 1782)
Species Ostracion hexagonus Phillipps, 1927 accepted as Kentrocapros eco (Phillipps, 1932)
Species Ostracion immaculatus Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 accepted as Ostracion immaculatum Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 (unaccepted > misspelling)
Species Ostracion knorrii Walbaum, 1792 accepted as Antennarius scaber (Cuvier, 1817) (synonym)
Species Ostracion laevis Pennant, 1776 accepted as Ranzania laevis (Pennant, 1776)
Species Ostracion lenticularis Richardson, 1841 accepted as Anoplocapros lenticularis (Richardson, 1841)
Species Ostracion lentiginosus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Ostracion meleagris Shaw, 1796 (junior synonym)
Species Ostracion lindsayi Phillipps, 1932 accepted as Paracanthostracion lindsayi (Phillipps, 1932)
Species Ostracion nasus Bloch, 1785 accepted as Rhynchostracion nasus (Bloch, 1785)
Species Ostracion notacanthus Bleeker, 1863 accepted as Acanthostracion notacanthus (Bleeker, 1863)
Species Ostracion ornata Gray, 1838 accepted as Aracana ornata (Gray, 1838)
Species Ostracion ornatus Hollard, 1857 accepted as Ostracion whitleyi Fowler, 1931
Species Ostracion paschae Rendahl, 1921 accepted as Lactoria paschae (Rendahl, 1921)
Species Ostracion pentacanthus Bleeker, 1857 accepted as Lactoria fornasini (Bianconi, 1846)
Species Ostracion punctatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Ostracion meleagris Shaw, 1796
Species Ostracion quadricornis Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Acanthostracion quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Ostracion rhinorhynchus Bleeker, 1851 accepted as Ostracion rhinorhynchos Bleeker, 1851 (misspelling)
Species Ostracion rhynorhyncus Bleeker, 1851 accepted as Ostracion rhinorhynchos Bleeker, 1851 (misspelling)
Species Ostracion sebae Bleeker, 1851 accepted as Ostracion meleagris Shaw, 1796
Species Ostracion solorensis Bleeker, 1853 accepted as Ostracion solorense Bleeker, 1853 (unaccepted > misspelling)
Species Ostracion spilogaster Richardson, 1840 accepted as Aracana aurita (Shaw, 1798)
Species Ostracion stellifer Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Tetrosomus stellifer (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Species Ostracion tricornis Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Acanthostracion quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Ostracion trigonus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Lactophrys trigonus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Ostracion triqueter Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Lactophrys triqueter (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Ostracion tuberculatus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Ostracion cubicum Linnaeus, 1758
Species Ostracion turritus Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Tetrosomus gibbosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Ostracion undulatus Poey, 1868 accepted as Lactophrys trigonus (Linnaeus, 1758)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2023). FishBase. Ostracion Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206484 on 2023-06-08
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Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
taxonomy 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] taxonomy 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
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