Taxonomy Profile: Aracana aurita (Shaw in Shaw & Nodder 1798)

Aracana aurita: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Ostracion auritus
Shaw in Shaw & Nodder 1798
Ostracion lineata
Gray 1838
Ostracion tobinii
Donovan 1824
Ostracion spilogaster
Richardson 1840
Ostracion striatus
Shaw 1804
Aracana spilogaster spinosissima
McCulloch & Waite 1915
Aracana spilogaster angustata
McCulloch & Waite 1915
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Aracana aurita: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Actinopterygii
ray-finned fishes |
spiny rayed fishes |
poisson épineux |
poissons à nageoires rayonnées |
Class : Teleostei
Superorder : Acanthopterygii
Order : Tetraodontiformes
leatherjackets |
cowfishes |
filefishes |
puffers |
triggerfishes |
trunkfishes |
balistes |
poissons-coffres |
poissons-globes |
Suborder : Ostracioidei
Family : Aracanidae
Genus : Aracana
Species : Aracana aurita
Aracana aurita Direct Children(s):
Aracana aurita: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
Catalog of Fishes, 03-Feb-2015
Acquired:
2015-09-02
Notes:
Eschmeyer, W. N. (ed). Catalog of Fishes. (http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp). Electronic version accessed 09-Feb-2015
Reference for:
Aracana aurita
Publication(s):
Aracana aurita: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Indo-West Pacific
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Aracana aurita: Comments
Comment:
Eschmeyer (online Catalog of Fishes, 2015) notes a spelling issue regarding Acarana Gray 1833 vs. Aracana Gray 1838. Aracana 'Dates to Gray 1833 [ref. 1878] as Acarana,' and 'is apparently an incorrect subsequent spelling of Acarana and not a new genus name.' Nonetheless, recent references for species have apparently only used 'Aracana'