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Species in the genus Acanthostracion: [ 9 ] records

bucephalus, Acanthostracion Whitley [G. P.] 1965:119 [Australian Zoologist v. 13 (pt 2); ref. 9267] Cooktown District, Queensland, Australia. Holotype: AMS IB.6355. •Valid as Acanthostracion bucephalus Whitley 1965 -- (Allen et al. 2006:1902 [ref. 29090] with comments on status). •Synonym of Acanthostracion quadricornis (Linnaeus 1758) (Keiichi Matsuura, pers. comm. 2014). Current status: Synonym of Acanthostracion quadricornis (Linnaeus 1758). Ostraciidae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Australia [if valid]. Habitat: marine.

guineensis, Ostracion (Acanthostracion) Bleeker [P.] 1865:302 [5] [Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde v. 2; ref. 17040] Guinea. No types known. Original as guineënsis. On p. 5 of separate. Acanthostracion is neuter, therefore the species epithet should be guineense. •Valid as Acanthostracion guineensis (Bleeker 1865) -- (Tyler 1965:264 [ref. 39940], Duron & Quéro 1990:1067 [ref. 19530], Afonso et al. 1999:87 [ref. 25466], Wirtz et al. 2007:42 [ref. 30263], Matsuura 2014:17 [ref. 33576], Matsuura in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:3065 [ref. 34618], Reiner 2019:307 [ref. 38139], Fermon et al. 2022:307 [ref. 39448]). •Valid as Acanthostracion guineense (Bleeker 1865). Current status: Valid as Acanthostracion guineense (Bleeker 1865). Ostraciidae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Guinea south to Gabon, including São Tomé and Principe. Habitat: marine.

maculatus, Ostracion Hollard [H. L. G. M.] 1857:149 [Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris (Zoologie) (Sér. 4) v. 7; ref. 18303] West Indies. Syntypes: MNHN A-1051 (1) St. Thomas, A-8429 (1) Beaupertuis, A-8434 (1), B-1655 (1), B-1656 (1), B-1663 (1) Haiti, B-1664 (1), B-1665 (3). Type catalog: Le Danois 1961:277 [ref. 21439] with MNHN A.1051 as holotype. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Ostracion maculatus Quoy & Gaimard 1824. •In the synonymy of Acanthostracion quadricornis (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Tyler 1965:3 [ref. 39939]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Acanthostracion quadricornis (Linnaeus 1758). Ostraciidae. Habitat: marine.

notacanthus, Ostracion Bleeker [P.] 1863:21 [Natuurkundige Verhandelingen van de Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen te Haarlem (Ser. 2) v. 18 (1862); ref. 395] St. Helena Island, South Atlantic (15°58'S, 5°43'W). Holotype (unique): RMNH D2771. •Valid as Acanthostracion notacanthus (Bleeker 1863) -- (Tyler 1965:262 [ref. 39940], Tortonese 1973:644 [ref. 7192], Tortonese in Whitehead et al. 1986:1340 [ref. 13677], Edwards & Glass 1987:669 [ref. 9166], Duron & Quéro 1990:1067 [ref. 19530], Santos et al. 1997:114 [ref. 23531], Arruda 1997:122 [ref. 24952], Afonso et al. 1999:81 [ref. 25466], Wirtz et al. 2014:12 [ref. 33516], Matsuura 2014:17 [ref. 33576], Matsuura in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:3065 [ref. 34618], Brown et al. 2019:182 [ref. 36444], Carneiro et al. 2019:226 [ref. 37250], Reiner 2019:308 [ref. 38139], Fermon et al. 2022:307 [ref. 39448] possible). Current status: Valid as Acanthostracion notacanthus (Bleeker 1863). Ostraciidae. Distribution: Southern-central Atlantic: Ascension Island and Saint Helena; eastern Atlantic: Ghana south ton Angola, including Azores (Portugal), São Tomé and Principe. Habitat: marine.

polygonius, Acanthostracion Poey [F.] 1876:217 [175] [Anales de la Sociedad Española de Historia Natural, Madrid v. 5 (for 5 Apr. 1876); ref. 3510] Cuba. No types known. On p. 175 of separate. Acanthostracion is neuter, therefore the species epithet should be polygonium. •Valid as Lactophrys polygonia (Poey 1876) -- (Robins & Ray 1986:304 [ref. 23100], Cervigón 1992:377 [ref. 23827], Cervigón 1996:109 [ref. 24489]). •Valid as Acanthostracion polygonia Poey 1876 -- (Nelson et al. 2004:184 [ref. 27807]). •Valid as Acanthostracion polygonius Poey 1876 -- (Tyler 1965:5 [ref. 39939], Tyler 1965:263 [ref. 39940], Díaz de Astarloa & Fugueroa 1995:466 [ref. 22174] as poligonius, Aguilera 1998:53 [ref. 24221], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:352 [ref. 25013], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:170 [ref. 27754], Rocha & Rosa 2001:992 [ref. 25909], Collette et al. 2003:127 [ref. 26784], Matsuura 2003:1983 [ref. 27119], Menezes & Figueiredo in Menezes et al. 2003:109 [ref. 27192], Smith et al. 2003:70 [ref. 27621], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:914 [ref. 28815], Page et al. 2013:190 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:87 [ref. 33341], Matsuura 2014:17 [ref. 33576], Pinheiro et al. 2015:35 [ref. 34324], Nión et al. 2016:56 [ref. 35565] as Acanthostracyon poligonius, Robertson et al. 2020:160 [ref. 38098], Escobar-Sierra et al. 2021:78 [ref. 38844], Rotundo et al. in Marceniuk et al. 2021:687 [ref. 38945], Bennema & van Moorsel 2022:73 [ref. 39585], Carvalho-Filho 2023:281 [ref. 40480], Hoff et al. 2023:7 [ref. 40463]). •Valid as Acanthostracion polygonium Poey 1876. Current status: Valid as Acanthostracion polygonium Poey 1876. Ostraciidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: New Jersey (U.S.A.) and Bermuda south to Santa Catarina (Brazil), including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. Habitat: marine.

quadricornis, Ostracion Linnaeus [C.] 1758:331 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] India (in error). No types known. •Valid as Ostracium quadricornis Linnaeus 1758 -- (Herrera 1896:73 [ref. 39336]). •Valid as Lactophrys quadricornis (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Robins & Ray 1986:304 [ref. 23100], Boschung 1992:182 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1992:377 [ref. 23827], Cervigón 1996:110 [ref. 24489]). •Valid as Acanthostracion quadricornis (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Tyler 1965:2 [ref. 39939], Tyler 1965:263 [ref. 39940], Matsuura in Uyeno et al. 1983:473 [ref. 14275], Smith 1986:891 [ref. 5712], Díaz de Astarloa & Fugueroa 1995:466 [ref. 22174], Aguilera 1998:53 [ref. 24221], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:509 [ref. 24550], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:352 [ref. 25013], Díaz de Astarloa et al. 2000:401 [ref. 24427], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:170 [ref. 27754], Gasparini & Floeter 2001:1647 [ref. 25634], Camargo & Isaac 2001:146 [ref. 27639], Matsuura 2003:1984 [ref. 27119], Menezes & Figueiredo in Menezes et al. 2003:109 [ref. 27192], Smith et al. 2003:70 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:184 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:915 [ref. 28815], García-Hernández et al. 2009:94 [ref. 37265], Page et al. 2013:190 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:87 [ref. 33341], Matsuura 2014:17 [ref. 33576], Lins Oliveira et al. 2015:188 [ref. 37485], Pinheiro et al. 2015:35 [ref. 34324], Carneiro et al. 2019:226 [ref. 37250], Robertson et al. 2020:160 [ref. 38098], Escobar-Sierra et al. 2021:78 [ref. 38844], Rotundo et al. in Marceniuk et al. 2021:688 [ref. 38945], Fermon et al. 2022:307 [ref. 39448] misidentified, Carvalho-Filho 2023:281 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Acanthostracion quadricornis (Linnaeus 1758). Ostraciidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Massachusetts (U.S.A.) and Bermuda south to Argentina, including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. Habitat: marine.

saxatilis, Lactophrys Mowbray [L. L.] 1931:unpagin. p. 7 [Fauna Bermudensis v. 1; ref. 13453] Bermuda. Syntypes: Collection of L.L. Mowbray (2). •Synonym of Acanthostracion polygonium Poey 1876 -- (Tyler 1965:5 [ref. 39939]). Current status: Synonym of Acanthostracion polygonium Poey 1876. Ostraciidae. Habitat: marine.

sexcornutus, Ostracion Mitchill [S. L.] 1818:328 [American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review v. 2 (no. 5, art. 1); ref. 30214] Near mouth of Mississippi River, Gulf of Mexico. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Originally as sex-cornutus, correction mandatory. •Synonym of Acanthostracion quadricornis (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Tyler 1965:3 [ref. 39939]). Current status: Synonym of Acanthostracion quadricornis (Linnaeus 1758). Ostraciidae. Habitat: marine.

tricornis, Ostracion Linnaeus [C.] 1758:331 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] India (in error). No types known. •Synonym of Acanthostracion quadricornis (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Tyler 1965:3 [ref. 39939], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:509 [ref. 24550], Matsuura 2003:1984 [ref. 27119]). Current status: Synonym of Acanthostracion quadricornis (Linnaeus 1758). Ostraciidae. Habitat: marine.