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Genera in the family or subfamily Ostraciidae: [ 14 ] records

Acanthostracion (subgenus of Ostracion) Bleeker [P.] 1865:Pls. 202-204 Neut. Ostracion quadricornis Linnaeus 1758. Appeared first in Pls. 202-204 (in pt. 17, 8 Feb. 1865) [corresponding text (p. 28) appeared in pt. 19]. Also in Bleeker 1866:15 [ref. 417]. O. quadricornis, designated type by Bleeker (p. 28), was not figured. If relative dates are correct, then type species will change (designation not researched). •Synonym of Lactophrys Swainson 1839 -- (Robins et al. 1980:66 [ref. 7111]). •Valid as Acanthostracion Bleeker 1865 -- (Tyler 1965:2 [ref. 39939], Tyler 1965:261 [ref. 39940], Tyler 1980:239 [ref. 4477], Arai 1983:203 [ref. 14249], Smith 1986:891 [ref. 5712], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:509 [ref. 24550], Matsuura 2003:1981 [ref. 27119], Allen et al. 2006:1902 [ref. 29090], Matsuura 2014:17 [ref. 33576], Brown et al. 2019:182 [ref. 36444]). Current status: Valid as Acanthostracion Bleeker 1865. Ostraciidae.

Chapinus (subgenus of Lactophrys) Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1896:424 Masc. Ostracion bicaudalis Linnaeus 1758. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Rhinesomus Swainson 1839 or of Lactophrys Swainson 1839 based on placement of type species. Current status: Synonym of Lactophrys Swainson 1839. Ostraciidae.

Cibotion Kaup [J. J.] 1855:215 Neut. Ostracion cubicus Linnaeus 1758. Type by subsequent designation. Earliest type designation found that by Jordan 1919:264 [ref. 2410]. •Synonym of Ostracion Linnaeus 1758. Current status: Synonym of Ostracion Linnaeus 1758. Ostraciidae.

Gonodermus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1815:90 Masc. As "Gonodermus R. sp. do.", meaning Gonodermus Rafinesque for a species previously in preceding genus (Ostracion). Not available, name only. Nomen Nudum. Ostraciidae.

Lactophrys (subgenus of Tetrosomus) Swainson [W.] 1839:194, 324 Fem. Ostracion trigonus Linnaeus 1758. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Bleeker 1865:27 [ref. 416] (but genus misspelled Laetophrys); also designated by Swain 1882:282 [ref. 5966]. •Valid as Rhineosomus -- (Tyler 1980:239 [ref. 4477], Arai 1983:203 [ref. 14249], Matsuura 2003:1981 [ref. 27119]). •Valid as Lactophrys Swainson 1839 -- (Matsuura 2014:17 [ref. 33576]). Current status: Valid as Lactophrys Swainson 1839. Ostraciidae.

Lactoria (subgenus of Ostracion) Jordan [D. S.] & Fowler [H. W.] 1902:278, 279 Fem. Ostracion cornutus Linnaeus 1758. Type by original designation. Description in key as a subgenus. Tetragonizus Billberg 1833 is a senior synonym (see Kullander 2016:110 [ref. 34147]), but Lactoria Jordan & Fowler 1902 is in prevailing usage and therefore here used as the valid name for the genus. •Valid as Lactoria Jordan & Fowler 1902 -- (Tyler 1980:239 [ref. 4477], Arai 1983:203 [ref. 14249], Matsuura in Masuda et al. 1984:362 [ref. 6441], Smith 1986:891 [ref. 5712], Lindberg et al. 1997:106 [ref. 23547], Matsuura 2001:3949 [ref. 26317], Parin 2003:S34 [ref. 28536], Allen et al. 2006:1905 [ref. 29090], Matsuura 2014:17 [ref. 33576], Parin et al. 2014:552 [ref. 33547], Stewart & Roberts 2015:1727 [ref. 34322], Motomura et al. 2017:235 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:382 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:180 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:329 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Lactoria Jordan & Fowler 1902. Ostraciidae.

Ostracion Linnaeus [C.] 1758:330 Neut. Ostracion cubicus Linnaeus 1758. Type by subsequent designation. Earliest type designation not resolved; Bleeker 1865:27 [ref. 416] lists O. tetragonus as type, and Jordan & Gilbert 1883:853 [ref. 2476] list cubiceps as type. The gender of Ostracion is evidently neuter, but some authors apparently treat the name as masculine or feminine. Misspelled Ostracium by Billberg 1833:53 [ref. 34146]; see Kullander 2016:109 [ref. 34147]. •Valid as Ostracion Linnaeus 1758 -- (Tyler 1980:239 [ref. 4477], Arai 1983:203 [ref. 14249], Matsuura in Masuda et al. 1984:362 [ref. 6441], Smith 1986:892 [ref. 5712], Lindberg et al. 1997:103 [ref. 23547], Matsuura 2001:3949 [ref. 26317], Allen et al. 2006:1906 [ref. 29090], Matsuura 2014:17 [ref. 33576], Stewart & Roberts 2015:1728 [ref. 34322], Motomura et al. 2017:235 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:383 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:180 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:330 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Ostracion Linnaeus 1758. Ostraciidae.

Paracanthostracion Whitley [G. P.] 1933:105 Neut. Ostracion lindsayi Phillipps 1932. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Current status: Valid as Paracanthostracion Whitley 1933. Ostraciidae.

Posthias Billberg [G. J.] 1833:52, 53 Masc. Ostracion tuberculatus Linnaeus 1758 (Ostracion cubicus Linnaeus 1758). Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Ostracion Linnaeus 1758-- (Kullander 2016:110 [ref. 34147]). Current status: Synonym of Ostracion Linnaeus 1758. Ostraciidae.

Rhinesomus (subgenus of Tetrosomus) Swainson [W.] 1839:194, 324 Masc. Ostracion triqueter Linnaeus 1758. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Swain 1882:282 [ref. 5966]. •Valid as Rhinesomus Swainson 1839 -- (Tyler 1980:239 [ref. 4477], Arai 1983:203 [ref. 14249], Aboussouan & Leis 1984:452 [ref. 13661], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:510 [ref. 24550], Matsuura 2003:1981 [ref. 27119]). •Synonym of Lactophrys Swainson 1839. Current status: Synonym of Lactophrys Swainson 1839. Ostraciidae.

Rhynchostracion Fraser-Brunner [A.] 1935:316, 319 Neut. Ostracion nasus Bloch 1785. Type by original designation. •Valid as Rhynchostracion Fraser-Brunner 1935 -- (Tyler 1980:239 [ref. 4477], Arai 1983:203 [ref. 14249], Lindberg et al. 1997:103 [ref. 23547], Allen et al. 2006:1907 [ref. 29090]). •Synonym of Ostracion Linnaeus 1758. Current status: Synonym of Ostracion Linnaeus 1758. Ostraciidae.

Tetragonizus Billberg [G. J.] 1833:52, 53 Masc. Ostracion cornutus Linnaeus 1758. Type by monotypy. Not used as valid after 1899; therefore reversal of priority in favor of Lactoria Jordan & Fowler 1902 is followed (ICZN Art. 23.9). •Synonym of Lactoria Jordan & Fowler 1902-- (Kullander 2016:110 [ref. 34147]). Current status: Synonym of Lactoria Jordan & Fowler 1902. Ostraciidae.

Tetrosomus Swainson [W.] 1839:194, 323 Masc. Ostracion turritus Forsskål 1775. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Tetrosomus Swainson 1839 -- (Tyler 1980:239 [ref. 4477], Arai 1983:203 [ref. 14249], Matsuura in Masuda et al. 1984:362 [ref. 6441], Smith 1986:893 [ref. 5712], Matsuura & Tyler 1997:197 [ref. 23219] as Tetrasomus, Lindberg et al. 1997:112 [ref. 23547], Matsuura 2001:3949 [ref. 26317], Allen et al. 2006:1908 [ref. 29090], Matsuura 2014:17 [ref. 33576], Motomura et al. 2017:236 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:383 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:181 [ref. 36273]). Current status: Valid as Tetrosomus Swainson 1839. Ostraciidae.

Triorus Jordan [D. S.] & Hubbs [C. L.] 1925:256 Masc. Lactophrys tritropis Snyder 1911. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Type designated as L. tritropis Snyder = Ostracion stellifer Bloch; type clearly is tritropis (see also Jordan & Hubbs p. 96). •Synonym of Tetrosomus Swainson 1839. Current status: Synonym of Tetrosomus Swainson 1839. Ostraciidae.