African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS)

AfReMaS taxon details

Ostracion Linnaeus, 1758

AphiaID

206484 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:206484)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Ostracion cubicus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Ostracion cubicum Linnaeus, 1758

Parent

Ostraciidae Rafinesque, 1810

Direct children (11)

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Species Ostracion cubicum Linnaeus, 1758
Species Ostracion cyanurus Rüppell, 1828
Species Ostracion meleagris Shaw, 1796
Species Ostracion nasus Bloch, 1785
Species Ostracion trachys Randall, 1975
Species Ostracion argus Rüppell, 1828 accepted as Ostracion cubicum Linnaeus, 1758
Species Ostracion cubicus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Ostracion cubicum Linnaeus, 1758
Species Ostracion lentiginosus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Ostracion meleagris Shaw, 1796 (junior synonym)
Species Ostracion punctatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Ostracion meleagris Shaw, 1796
Species Ostracion sebae Bleeker, 1851 accepted as Ostracion meleagris Shaw, 1796
Species Ostracion tuberculatus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Ostracion cubicum Linnaeus, 1758

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2021). FishBase. Ostracion Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2021) African Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206484 on 2026-08-26

Regional species database citation

Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026). African Register of Marine Species. Ostracion Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206484 on 2026-08-26

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-06-06 22:00:00Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2013-03-04 10:27:55Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

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original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]