argus, Ostracion Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1828:4, Pl. 1 (fig. 1) [Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Africa. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3843] Red Sea. Lectotype: SMF 255 (1 of 2). Paralectotypes: SMF 6782 (1, dry), 27093 (1, dry). Also see Ostracion argus Bloch & Schneider 1801. Lectotype established by Dor 1984:282 [ref. 29757] if not designated earlier. •Synonym of Ostracion cubicus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Dor 1984:283 [ref. 29757]). •See Myers 1999:287 [ref. 23965]. •Synonym of Ostracion cubicum Linnaeus 1758. Current status: Synonym of Ostracion cubicum Linnaeus 1758. Ostraciidae. Habitat: marine.