Definition of Ostracion. Meaning of Ostracion. Synonyms of Ostracion

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Definition of Ostracion

Ostracion
Ostracion Os*tra"ci*on, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? small shell.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of plectognath fishes having the body covered with solid, immovable, bony plates. It includes the trunkfishes.

Meaning of Ostracion from wikipedia

- The yellow boxfish (Ostracion cubi****) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ostraciidae, the boxfishes. This species is found...
- Ostracion is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Ostraciidae, the boxfishes. These fishes are found in the Indo-Pacific region...
- this same reason. The longhorn cowfish was first formally described as Ostracion cornutus in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae published in 1758 by Carl...
- Ostracion trachys, the rough boxfish or roughskin trunkfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ostraciidae, the boxfishes...
- The spotted boxfish (Ostracion meleagris), also known as the black boxfish, ornate boxfish or white-spotted boxfish, is a species of marine ray-finned...
- Ostracion solorense, the reticulate boxfish, scribbled boxfish, Solor boxfish or striped boxfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to...
- Ostracion rhinorhynchos, the horn-nosed boxfish or torpedo boxfish, is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ostraciidae, the boxfishes...
- Ostracion immaculatum, the bluespotted boxfish or immaculate boxfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ostraciidae, the...
- order Tetraodontiformes. Ostraciidae takes its name from its type genus, Ostracion, a name which means "little box" and is an allusion to the shape of the...
- Whitley's boxfish (Ostracion whitleyi) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ostraciidae, the boxfishes. This fish is found in...