| Nominal Species (n = 49) | Present allocation (n = 25) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Ostracion argus Rüppell, 1828 | Ostracion cubicum | 33021 |
| Ostracion bicaudalis Linnaeus, 1758 | Lactophrys bicaudalis | 11227 |
| Ostracion brevicornis Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 | Lactoria diaphana | 33021 |
| Ostracion camurum Jenkins, 1901 | Ostracion meleagris | 33021 |
| Ostracion clippertonense Snodgrass & Heller, 1905 | Ostracion meleagris | 33021 |
| Ostracion concatenatus Bloch, 1785 | Tetrosomus concatenatus | 3141 |
| Ostracion cornutus Linnaeus, 1758 | Lactoria cornuta | 3141 |
| Ostracion cubicum Linnaeus, 1758 | Ostracion cubicum | 5579 |
| Ostracion cyanurus Rüppell, 1828 | Ostracion cyanurus | 8883 |
| Ostracion diaphanum Bloch & Schneider, 1801 | Lactoria diaphana | 26282 |
| Ostracion expansum Cope, 1871 | Lactophrys trigonus | 33021 |
| Ostracium expansum Cope, 1871 | Lactophrys trigonus | 93826 |
| Ostracion fornasini Bianconi, 1846 | Lactoria fornasini | 3141 |
| Lactoria fuscomaculata von Bonde, 1923 | Lactoria fornasini | 3141 |
| Lactoria galeodon Jenkins, 1903 | Lactoria fornasini | 33021 |
| Ostracion gibbosus Linnaeus, 1758 | Tetrosomus gibbosus | 33352 |
| Ostracion guineense Bleeker, 1865 | Acanthostracion guineense | 123477 |
| Ostracion immaculatum Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 | Ostracion immaculatum | 123477 |
| Ostracion lentiginosus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 | Ostracion meleagris | 2334 |
| Ostracion lindsayi Phillipps, 1932 | Paracanthostracion lindsayi | 27116 |
| Ostracion meleagris Shaw, 1796 | Ostracion meleagris | 1602 |
| Ostracion nasus Bloch, 1785 | Rhynchostracion nasus | 9806 |
| Ostracion notacanthus Bleeker, 1863 | Acanthostracion notacanthus | 11227 |
| Ostracion ornatus Hollard, 1857 | Ostracion whitleyi | 583 |
| Ostracion paschae Rendahl, 1921 | Lactoria paschae | 33021 |
| Ostracion pentacanthus Bleeker, 1857 | Lactoria fornasini | |
| Acanthostracion polygonium Poey, 1876 | Acanthostracion polygonium | 123477 |
| Ostracion punctatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 | Ostracion meleagris | 33021 |
| Ostracion quadricornis (non Linnaeus, 1758) | Acanthostracion guineense | 34088 |
| Ostracion quadricornis Linnaeus, 1758 | Acanthostracion quadricornis | 3141 |
| Lactophrys reipublicae Ogilby, 1913 | Tetrosomus reipublicae | 26282 |
| Triorus reipublicae Whitley, 1930 | Tetrosomus reipublicae | 58462 |
| Ostracion rhinorhynchos Bleeker, 1851 | Ostracion rhinorhynchos | 9806 |
| Lactophrys saxatilis Mowbray, 1931 | Acanthostracion polygonium | 35505 |
| Lactoria schlemmeri Jordan & Snyder, 1904 | Lactoria diaphana | 33021 |
| Ostracion sebae Bleeker, 1851 | Ostracion meleagris | 3141 |
| Ostracion solorense Bleeker, 1853 | Ostracion solorense | 123477 |
| Ostracion stellifer Bloch & Schneider, 1801 | Tetrosomus stellifer | 46206 |
| Ostracion trachys Randall, 1975 | Ostracion trachys | 33390 |
| Ostracion tricornis Linnaeus, 1758 | Acanthostracion quadricornis | 50838 |
| Ostracion tricornis (non Linnaeus, 1758) | Acanthostracion guineense | 50838 |
| Ostracion trigonus Linnaeus, 1758 | Lactophrys trigonus | 12965 |
| Ostracion triqueter Linnaeus, 1758 | Lactophrys triqueter | 1830 |
| Ostracion triqueter (non Linnaeus, 1758) | Tetrosomus concatenatus | 33390 |
| Lactophrys tritropis Snyder, 1911 | Tetrosomus concatenatus | 27362 |
| Ostracion tuberculatus Linnaeus, 1758 | Ostracion cubicum | 3141 |
| Ostracion turritus Forsskål, 1775 | Tetrosomus gibbosus | 33352 |
| Ostracion undulatus Poey, 1868 | Lactophrys trigonus | 33021 |
| Ostracion whitleyi Fowler, 1931 | Ostracion whitleyi | 583 |