Ostraciidae
Also known as: Boxfishes, Cofferfishes, Cowfishes, Kofferfische, Koffervissen, Kuffertfisk, Makukana, Pesci scatola
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Order | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family | Ostraciidae |
| Habitat | MARINE |
| Genera | 9 |
| Species records held | 65 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 113 |
| GBIF key | 2220 |
Genera in Ostraciidae
- Ostracion — 47 species: Ostracion adersi, Ostracion agonus, Ostracion argus, Ostracion auricauda, Ostracion bicuspis, Ostracion bituberculatus, Ostracion bombifrons, Ostracion capite
- Acanthostracion — 7 species: Acanthostracion bucephalus, Acanthostracion coelestinum, Acanthostracion guineense, Acanthostracion guineensis, Acanthostracion notacanthus, Acanthostracion polygonius, Acanthostracion quadricornis
- Lactophrys — 5 species: Lactophrys bicaudalis, Lactophrys camelinus, Lactophrys derhamii, Lactophrys trigonus, Lactophrys triqueter
- Lactoria — 4 species: Lactoria cornuta, Lactoria diaphana, Lactoria fornasini, Lactoria paschae
- Eolactoria — 1 species: Eolactoria sorbinii
- Rhynchostracion — 1 species: Rhynchostracion nasus
- Oligolactoria
- Paracanthostracion
- Tetrosomus
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.