Ostraciidae
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Ostracion cubicus, typical of Ostraciidae
Translingual
Etymology
Proper noun
Ostraciidae
- A taxonomic family within the order Tetraodontiformes – boxfishes, cofferfishes, cowfishes, trunkfishes, and turretfishes.
Hypernyms
- (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class; Acanthopterygii - superorder; Tetraodontiformes - order
Hyponyms
- (family): Ostracion (boxfishes) – type genus; Acanthostracion (cowfishes), Lactophrys (trunkfishes), Lactoria (cowfishes), Paracanthostracion, Rhinesomus (trunkfishes), Tetrosomus (turretfishes and a boxfish) - genera
References
Ostraciidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Ostraciidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Ostraciidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Ostraciidae at World Register of Marine Species
- Ostraciidae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Ostraciidae at the Tree of Life Web Project
- Ostraciidae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Ostraciidae at Paleobiology Database
