Acanthostracion quadricornis Linnaeus 1758
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Scientific name: Acanthostracion quadricornis
Author: Linnaeus 1758
Rank: Species
Status: valid
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Common names:
Scrawled Cowfish (English)
scrawled cowfish
Synonyms: = Lactophrys quadricornis Linnaeus 1758
= Lactophrys tricornis Linnaeus 1758
= Ostracion quadricornis Linnaeus 1758
= Ostracion tricornis Linnaeus 1758
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TAXONOMY (*)
Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Subkingdom: Bilateria
Infrakingdom: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclass: Actinopterygii (Spiny rayed fishes)
Class: Teleostei
Superorder: Acanthopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes (Trunkfishes)
Suborder: Ostracioidei
Family: Ostraciidae (Cofferfishes)
Genus: Acanthostracion Bleeker 1865
Species: Acanthostracion quadricornis Linnaeus 1758
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(*) Retrieved [February, 2, 2021], from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database,
http://www.itis.gov
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