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Paracanthostracion
''Paracanthostracion'' is a monospecific genus of Marine life, marine Actinopterygii, ray-finned fish belonging to the Family (biology), family Ostraciidae, the boxfishes. The only species in the genus is ''Paracanthostracion lindsayi'', Lindsay's boxfish, which is found in the Southwestern Pacific Ocean. Taxonomy ''Paracanthostracion'' was first proposed as a genus in 1933 by the British-born Australian ichthyologist Gilbert Percy Whitley with ''Ostracion lindsayi'' designated as its type species, and its monotypy, only species. ''O. lindsayi'' was first formally Species description, described in 1932 by the New Zealand ichthyologist William J. Phillipps with its Type locality (biology), type locality given as Otago, New Zealand. This taxon is classified within the family Ostraciidae in the 5th edition of ''Fishes of the World'', which it places in the suborder Ostracioidea within the Order (biology), order Tetraodontiformes. Etymology ''Paracanthostracion'' prefixes ''para-'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ostraciidae
Ostraciidae or Ostraciontidae is a family of squared, Actinopterygii, bony fish belonging to the order Tetraodontiformes, closely related to the pufferfishes and filefishes. Fish in the family are known variously as boxfishes, cofferfishes, cowfishes and trunkfishes. It contains about 23 extant species in 6 extant genera. Taxonomy Ostraciidae was first proposed as a family in 1810 by the French polymath Constantine Samuel Rafinesque. In the past this grouping was regarded as a subfamily, the Ostraciinae, along with the subfamily Aracaninae, of a wider Ostraciidae. However, recent Phylogenetics, phylogenetic studies have concluded that the families Aracanidae and Ostraciidae are valid families but that they are part of the same clade, the suborder Ostracioidei. The 5th edition of ''Fishes of the World'' classifies this clade as the suborder Ostracioidea within the order Tetraodontiformes. Etymology Ostraciidae takes its name from its type genus, ''Ostracion'', a name which means " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
