MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Ostraciidae Rafinesque, 1810

WoRMS taxon details

Ostraciidae Rafinesque, 1810

AphiaID

125611 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125611)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Tetraodontiformes

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Genus Acanthostracion Bleeker, 1865
Genus Lactophrys Swainson, 1839
Genus Lactoria Jordan & Fowler, 1902
Genus Ostracion Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Paracanthostracion Whitley, 1933
Genus Rhynchostracion Fraser-Brunner, 1935
Genus Tetrosomus Swainson, 1839
Genus Lactyphrys accepted as Lactophrys Swainson, 1839 (misspelling)
Genus Ostacion accepted as Ostracion Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
Genus Ostracium accepted as Ostracion Linnaeus, 1758 (misspelling)
Genus Phynchostracion accepted as Rhynchostracion Fraser-Brunner, 1935 (misspelling)
Genus Rhinesomus Swainson, 1839 accepted as Lactophrys Swainson, 1839
Genus Rhinosomus accepted as Rhinesomus Swainson, 1839 accepted as Lactophrys Swainson, 1839 (misspelling)
Genus Ryncostracion accepted as Rhynchostracion Fraser-Brunner, 1935 (misspelling)
Genus Tetrasoma Swainson, 1839 accepted as Tetrosomus Swainson, 1839
Genus Tetrasomus accepted as Tetrosomus Swainson, 1839 (misspelling)
Genus Triorus Jordan & Hubbs, 1925 accepted as Tetrosomus Swainson, 1839

Environment

marine, brackish, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Not documented

Descriptive notes

Description Distribution: Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. A bony carapace enclosing body. Pelvic skeleton absent. Spinous dorsal...

Description 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. About 60 cm maximum length. Some species of trunkfishes secrete ostracitoxin, poisonous to other fishes and, to some extent, even to trunkfishes. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Ostraciidae Rafinesque, 1810. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125611 on 2024-11-21

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2015-04-17 08:48:21Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

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taxonomy source Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. Zootaxa. 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors

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basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]