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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 466912
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Scientific Name and Authority :
Ostraciidae
Rank : Family
CAAB category :
37 -
Pisces Fishes
Family :
37 466 Ostraciidae (Boxfishes, Cowfishes, Turretfishes) - show full list
Standard Name : [a boxfish, a cowfish, a turretfish]
Common Names List : boxfishes, cowfishes, turretfishes
Organism Type : a boxfish, a cowfish, a turretfish
Taxon lists :
Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
Parent Codes :
37 466000
Ostraciidae, Aracanidae
Child Codes :
37 466901
Acanthostracion spp.
37 466907
Lactoria spp.
37 466908
Ostracion spp.
37 466910
Rhynchostracion spp.
37 466911
Tetrosomus spp.
Identifiers :
WoRMS
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125611
Name status: accepted
Checked on: 2021-05-05
View at WoRMS - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS)
(report and map of occurrences )