Ostracion meleagris Shaw in Shaw & Nodder 1796
OSTRACIIDAE
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Scientific name: Ostracion meleagris
Author: Shaw in Shaw & Nodder 1796
Rank: Species
Status: valid
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Common names:

Spotted Boxfish (English)

cofre moteado
Synonyms: = Ostracion camurum Jenkins 1901
= Ostracion clippertonense Snodgrass & Heller 1905
= Ostracion lentiginosus Bloch & Schneider 1801
= Ostracion oahuensis Jordan & Evermann 1903
= Ostracion punctatus Bloch & Schneider 1801
= Ostracion sebae Bleeker 1851
= Ostracium sebae Bleeker 1851
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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: Ostracion Linnaeus 1758 (Trunkfishes)
Species: Ostracion meleagris Shaw in Shaw & Nodder 1796
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(*) Retrieved [February, 2, 2021], from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database,
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