Ostracion
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Ostracion cubicus
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): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class; Acanthopterygii - superorder; Tetraodontiformes - order; Ostraciidae - family; Ostraciinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Ostracion cubicus - type species. For other species see
Ostracion on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
References
Ostracion on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Ostracion on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Ostracion on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Ostracion at World Register of Marine Species
- Ostracion at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Ostracion at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Ostracion at Paleobiology Database
