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]

  • Acanthostracion guineensis (Bleeker, 1865)
  • Acanthostracion notacanthus (Bleeker, 1863) (Island cowfish)
  • Acanthostracion polygonius Poey, 1876 (Honeycomb cowfish)
  • Acanthostracion quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Scrawled cowfish)

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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