Family Ostraciidae - Boxfishes
  Order
:
Ostraciidae Ostraciidae
  Class
:
Teleostei
No. in FishBase
:
Genera : 7 | Species : 25 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
  Environment
:
Fresh : No | Brackish : Yes | Marine : Yes
  Division
:
Marine
  Aquarium
:
many
  First Fossil Record
:
lower   Tertiary   lower   Eocene
Ref..   Berg, L.S. 1958
  Remark
:
Since Nelson (1994: Ref. 7463), the subfamily Aracaninae (6 genera, 13 species) has been removed from the Ostraciidae and ressurected to family level (Ref. 54719). The following information concerns the Ostraciidae s.l. and must be updated. 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. Some species of trunkfishes secrete ostracitoxin, poisonous to other fishes and, to some extent, even to trunkfishes. Feed on small sessile invertebrates and on algae. They are territorial and haremic, spawning pelagic eggs at dusk. Not recommended for aquaria. Other common names in use are cowfishes and trunkfishes. About 60 cm maximum length.
  Etymology
:
Greek, ostrakon = shell
  Reproductive guild
:
nonguarders
  Typical activity level
:
  Main Ref.
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  Coordinator
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  Deep Fin Classification
:
Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Clupeocephala | Euteleosteomorpha | Neoteleostei | Eurypterygia | Ctenosquamata | Acanthomorphata | Acanthopterygii | Percomorphaceae | Eupercaria | | | Tetraodontiformes | Ostracioidei | | Ostraciidae

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Species/Synonymy list for the family Ostraciidae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Ostracion cubicum Linnaeus, 1758
acceptedseniororiginal
! Ostracion cubicus Linnaeus, 1758
synonymseniororiginal
! Ostacion cubicus Linnaeus, 1758
synonymseniororiginal
! Ostracion cubicua Linnaeus, 1758
synonymseniororiginal
Ostracion tuberculatus Linnaeus, 1758
synonymjuniororiginal
Ostracion argus Rüppell, 1828
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniorchange in rank
Ostracion lentiginosus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
synonymjuniororiginal
Ostracion punctatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
synonymjuniororiginal
! Ostracium sebae Bleeker, 1851
synonymjuniororiginal
Ostracion sebae Bleeker, 1851
synonymjuniororiginal
Ostracion camurum Jenkins, 1901
synonymjuniororiginal
Ostracion clippertonense Snodgrass & Heller, 1905
synonymjuniororiginal
Ostracion cyanurus Rüppell, 1828
acceptedseniororiginal
Ostracion immaculatum Temminck & Schlegel, 1850
acceptedseniororiginal
! Ostracion immaculatus Temminck & Schlegel, 1850
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
! Ostracion rhinorhynchus Bleeker, 1851
synonymseniororiginal
! Ostracion rhynorhyncus Bleeker, 1851
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Rhynchostracion nasus (non Bloch, 1785)
misappliedmisappliednew
Ostracion solorense Bleeker, 1853
acceptedseniororiginal
! Ostracion solorensis Bleeker, 1853
synonymseniororiginal
Ostracion whitleyi Fowler, 1931
acceptedseniororiginal
Ostracion ornatus Hollard, 1857
synonymjuniororiginal
Ostracion trachys Randall, 1975
acceptedseniororiginal
Lactophrys trigonus (Linnaeus, 1758)
acceptedseniornew
Ostracion trigonus Linnaeus, 1758
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Lactophrys bicaudalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
acceptedseniornew
Ostracion bicaudalis Linnaeus, 1758
synonymseniororiginal
Rhinesomus bicaudalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
! Lactyphrys bicaudalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
! Ostracion bicaudale Linnaeus, 1758
synonymseniororiginal
! Ostracium bicaudale Linnaeus, 1758
synonymseniororiginal
Lactophrys triqueter (Linnaeus, 1758)
acceptedseniornew
Ostracion triqueter Linnaeus, 1758
synonymseniororiginal
Rhinesomus triqueter (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
Tetrosomus gibbosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
acceptedseniornew
Ostracion gibbosus Linnaeus, 1758
synonymseniororiginal
Rhinesomus gibbosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
! Tertrosomus gibbosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
! Tetrasoma gibbosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
! Tetrasomus gibbosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
! Tetrosomus gibosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
Ostracion turritus Forsskål, 1775
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
! Rhinosomus concatenatus (Bloch, 1785)
synonymseniornew
! Tetrasomus concatenatus (Bloch, 1785)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Tetrosomus tritropis (Snyder, 1911)
synonymjuniornew
Ostracion triqueter (non Linnaeus, 1758)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Tetrosomus stellifer (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
acceptedseniornew
Ostracion stellifer Bloch & Schneider, 1801
synonymseniororiginal
Tetrosomus reipublicae (Whitley, 1930)
acceptedseniornew
Triorus reipublicae Whitley, 1930
synonymseniororiginal
ambiguousotheroriginal
Rhinesomus reipublicae (Ogilby, 1913)
ambiguousothernew
Tetrosomus reipublicae (Ogilby, 1913)
ambiguousothernew
acceptedseniornew
Ostracion quadricornis Linnaeus, 1758
synonymseniororiginal
Lactophrys quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
Ostracion tricornis Linnaeus, 1758
synonymjuniororiginal
Acanthostracion tricornis (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymjuniornew
Lactophrys tricornis (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymjuniornew
acceptedseniornew
Ostracion notacanthus Bleeker, 1863
synonymseniororiginal
Lactophrys notacanthus (Bleeker, 1863)
synonymseniornew
synonymseniorchange in rank
acceptedseniornew
! Ostracion guineensis Bleeker, 1865
synonymseniororiginal
Lactophrys guineensis (Bleeker, 1865)
synonymseniornew
Ostracion guineense Bleeker, 1865
synonymseniororiginal
! Acanthostracion guineensis (Bleeker, 1865)
synonymseniornew
! Ostracion guineënsis Bleeker, 1865
synonymseniororiginal
Ostracion quadricornis (non Linnaeus, 1758)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Ostracion tricornis (non Linnaeus, 1758)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniororiginal
! Lactophrys polygonius (Poey, 1876)
synonymseniornew
Lactophrys saxatilis Mowbray, 1931
synonymjuniororiginal
Lactophrys tricornis (non Linnaeus, 1758)
misappliedmisappliednew
Lactoria cornuta (Linnaeus, 1758)
acceptedseniornew
Ostracion cornutus Linnaeus, 1758
synonymseniororiginal
! Lactoria cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
Lactoria diaphana (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
acceptedseniornew
! Ostracion diaphanus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
synonymseniororiginal
Ostracion diaphanum Bloch & Schneider, 1801
synonymseniororiginal
! Lactoria diaphanus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
synonymseniornew
! Lactoria diaphinus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
synonymseniornew
Ostracion brevicornis Temminck & Schlegel, 1850
synonymjuniororiginal
Lactoria schlemmeri Jordan & Snyder, 1904
synonymjuniororiginal
Lactoria fornasini (Bianconi, 1846)
acceptedseniornew
Ostracion fornasini Bianconi, 1846
synonymseniororiginal
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
Lactoria pentacanthus (Bleeker, 1857)
ambiguousquestionablenew
Lactoria galeodon Jenkins, 1903
synonymjuniororiginal
Lactoria fuscomaculata von Bonde, 1923
synonymjuniororiginal
Lactoria paschae (Rendahl, 1921)
acceptedseniornew
Ostracion paschae Rendahl, 1921
synonymseniororiginal
Paracanthostracion lindsayi (Phillipps, 1932)
acceptedseniornew
Ostracion lindsayi Phillipps, 1932
synonymseniororiginal
Rhynchostracion nasus (Bloch, 1785)
acceptedseniornew
Ostracion nasus Bloch, 1785
synonymseniororiginal
! Phynchostracion nasus (Bloch, 1785)
synonymseniornew
! Ryncostracion nasus (Bloch, 1785)
synonymseniornew
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