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Aracana aurita Shaw in Shaw & Nodder 1798

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Scientific name: Aracana aurita
Author: Shaw in Shaw & Nodder 1798
Rank: Species
Status: valid

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Synonyms:
= Aracana spilogaster angustata McCulloch & Waite 1915
= Aracana spilogaster spinosissima McCulloch & Waite 1915
= Ostracion auritus Shaw in Shaw & Nodder 1798
= Ostracion lineata Gray 1838
= Ostracion spilogaster Richardson 1840
= Ostracion striatus Shaw 1804
= Ostracion tobinii Donovan 1824

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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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1) Aracana aculeata Houttuyn 1782 2) Aracana amoena Castelnau 1872 3) Aracana aurita Shaw in Shaw & Nodder 1798 4) Aracana flavofasciata Kamohara 1938 5) Aracana ornata Gray 1838 6) Aracana spilogaster angustata McCulloch & Waite 1915 7) Aracana spilogaster spinosissima McCulloch & Waite 1915 8) Aracana spilonota Gilbert 1905

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