Ostracion
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὀστρᾰ́κιον (ostrákion), diminutive of ὄστρακον (óstrakon, “shellfish”)
Proper noun
Ostracion m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Ostraciidae – some of the fish called boxfishes and trunkfishes.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Ostraciidae - family; Ostraciinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Ostracion cubicus - type species. For other species see
References
- Ostracion at World Register of Marine Species
- Ostracion on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Ostracion at Encyclopedia of Life
- Ostracion at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Ostracion at Fossilworks
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