World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS)

Traits taxon details

Ostracion Linnaeus, 1758

AphiaID

206484 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:206484)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Ostracion cubicus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Ostracion cubicum Linnaeus, 1758

Parent

Ostraciidae Rafinesque, 1810

Direct children (10)

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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 cubicus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Ostracion cubicum Linnaeus, 1758
Species Ostracion nasus Bloch, 1785 accepted as Rhynchostracion nasus (Bloch, 1785)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2021). FishBase. Ostracion Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2021) Marine Species Traits at: http://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206484 on 2025-05-04

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Ostracion Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206484 on 2025-05-04

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-06-06 22:00:00Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2013-03-04 10:27:55Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

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original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]