Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Eupercaria
Ordo: Tetraodontiformes
Subordo: Ostracioidei
Familia: Aracanidae
Genus: Aracana
Species (2): A. aurita – A. ornata
Name
Aracana Gray, 1838: 110
Type species: Ostracion auritus Shaw, 1798, by monotypy.
Aracana aurita
References
Primary references
Gray, J.E. 1838. Notes on the fish. [Remarks accompanying: Notices accompanying a collection of quadrupeds and fishes from Van Diemen's Land. With Notes and descriptions of the new species.]. Annals of Natural History 1(2): 109–111.
Aracana is a genus of deepwater boxfishes native to the coastal waters of Australia.
Species
There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:[1]
Aracana aurita (G. Shaw, 1798) (Striped cowfish)
Aracana ornata (J. E. Gray, 1838) (Ornate 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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