auritus, Ostracion Shaw [G.] in Shaw & Nodder 1798:no page number, Pl. 338 [The Naturalist's Miscellany; ref. 4013] Islands of Pacific [probably Tasmania, Australia]. Holotype (unique): BMNH 2007.10.26.1 (mounted, stuffed). •Valid as Aracana aurita (Shaw 1798) -- (Kuiter 1993:411 [ref. 23929], Gomon et al. 1994:898 [ref. 22532], Kuiter 1997:404 [ref. 25488], Hutchins 2001:48 [ref. 25847], Allen et al. 2006:1904 [ref. 29090], Matsuura 2008:846 [ref. 30661], Matsuura 2014:15 [ref. 33576], Hoschke et al. 2019:161 [ref. 36626]). Current status: Valid as Aracana aurita (Shaw 1798). Aracanidae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean, southwestern Pacific: New South Wales to Western Australia. Habitat: marine.