Acanthostracion

Acanthostracion is a genus of boxfishes native to the Atlantic Ocean.

Acanthostracion
Acanthostracion polygonius
Acanthostracion quadricornis (Juvenile)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Ostraciidae
Genus: Acanthostracion
Bleeker, 1865

Species

There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus:[1]

References

  1. Matsuura, K. (2014): Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: a review focusing primarily on progress in the period from 1980 to 2014. Ichthyological Research, 62 (1): 72-113.


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