Acanthostracion
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| Acanthostracion polygonius | |
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| Acanthostracion quadricornis (Juvenile) | |
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| Genus: | Acanthostracion Bleeker, 1865
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Acanthostracion is a genus of boxfishes native to the Atlantic Ocean.
Species
There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Acanthostracion guineensis (Bleeker, 1865)
- Acanthostracion notacanthus (Bleeker, 1863) (Island cowfish)
- Acanthostracion polygonius Poey, 1876 (Honeycomb cowfish)
- Acanthostracion quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Scrawled cowfish)
References
- ^ Matsuura, K. (2014): Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: a review focusing primarily on progress in the period from 1980 to 2014. Ichthyological Research, 62 (1): 72-113.
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