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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Actinopterygii (class) » Tetraodontiformes (order) » Ostraciidae (family)
| CAAB Code: | 37 466005 |
| Scientific Name and Authority: | Ostracion nasus Bloch, 1785 |
| CAAB category: | 37 - Pisces Fishes |
Distribution map:
View detailed map or click on map to see same.  Expected distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2008-11-19. Occurrence locations [1252] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records Get expert distribution shapefile |
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| Family: | 37 466 Ostraciidae (Boxfishes, Cowfishes, Turretfishes) - show full list | |
| Standard Name: | Shortnose Boxfish | |
| Common Names List: | small nosed boxfish | |
| Organism Type: | a boxfish | |
| Synonyms: | Rhynchostracion nasus | |
| Taxon lists: |
Current Australian list:
 Commercial species list:  Standard Fish Names List: | |
| Habitat: |
Coastal (0-40m) Shelf Demersal (40-200m) | |
| Parent Codes: |
37 466908
Ostracion spp. |
| Taxon Notes: | AFD online text accessed 13 Mar 2018: Based on a molecular phylogeny Santini et al. (2013) suggested placing this species into the genus Ostracion. Klassen (1995) treated Rhynchostracion as a synonym of Ostracion, but noted the two species traditionally treated in the genus Rhynchostracion formed a monophyletic group separate from other Ostracion species. | ||||
| Previous Codes (if any): | 466005 | ||||
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