Acanthostracion polygonius
creator: Appeltans, Ward
creator: Bailly, Nicolas
date: 2026-08-29
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Acanthostracion polygonius Poey, 1876
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Acanthostracion polygonius Poey, 1876. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158919 on 2026-08-29
created: 2005-05-27T11:47:05Z
is replaced by: 1577312
modified: 2023-01-11T09:59:53Z
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Acanthostracion polygonius Poey, 1876
accepted name usage ID: 1577312
class: Teleostei
family: Ostraciidae
genus: Acanthostracion
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Poey, F. (1876). Enumeratio piscium cubensium (Parte Segunda). Anales de la Sociedad Española de Historia Natural, Madrid. v. 5 (for 5 Apr. 1876): 131-176 [89-134] (3 May), 177-218 [135-176] (4 Oct.), Pls. 7-10. [Double pagination. Also a separate including parts 2-3, pp. 89-209, Pls. 4-9. Part 3 continues in v. 5; Part 4, Index in v. 6 (1877).].
name published in year: 1876
order: Tetraodontiformes
parent name usage ID: 126237
phylum: Chordata
scientific name authorship: Poey, 1876
specific epithet: polygonius
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: unaccepted