Species that contain: Aracana and aurita [ 7 ] records

angustata, Aracana spilogaster var. McCulloch [A. R.] & Waite [E. R.] 1915:488, Pl. 23 [Transactions Royal Society of South Australia v. 39; ref. 2949] Bass Strait, east of Flinders Island, Simplon station 3, Australia, depth 80-140 fathoms. Syntypes: (2) SAMA F166 (1). Type catalog: Glover 1976:175 [ref. 19449]. •Synonym of Aracana aurita (Shaw 1798) -- (Allen et al. 2006:1904 [ref. 29090]). Current status: Synonym of Aracana aurita (Shaw 1798). Aracanidae. Habitat: marine.

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.

lineata, Ostracion (Aracana) Gray [J. E.] 1838:110 [Annals of Natural History, or Magazine of Zoology, Botany, and Geology v. 1 (no. 2); ref. 1884] Circular Head, Tasmania, Australia. Syntypes: BMNH 1838.1.15.46 (1), 1838.1.15.47 (2, skins). •Synonym of Aracana aurita (Shaw 1798) -- (Allen et al. 2006:1904 [ref. 29090]). Current status: Synonym of Aracana aurita (Shaw 1798). Aracanidae. Habitat: marine.

spilogaster, Ostracion Richardson [J.] 1840:27 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1840 (pt 8, no. 87); ref. 3733] Port Arthur, Tasmania, Australia, southwestern Pacific, ca. 43°09'S, 147°51'E. Whereabouts unknown. Also described in Richardson 1844:163, Pl. 10 (fig. 1) [ref. 20295]. •Synonym of Aracana aurita (Shaw 1798) -- (Gomon et al. 1994:898 [ref. 22532], Allen et al. 2006:1904 [ref. 29090]). Current status: Synonym of Aracana aurita (Shaw 1798). Aracanidae. Habitat: marine.

spinosissima, Aracana spilogaster var. McCulloch [A. R.] & Waite [E. R.] 1915:488, Pl. 22 [Transactions Royal Society of South Australia v. 39; ref. 2949] Tasmania, Australia. Holotype (unique): AMS I.1372. •Synonym of Aracana aurita (Shaw 1798) -- (Allen et al. 2006:1904 [ref. 29090]). Current status: Synonym of Aracana aurita (Shaw 1798). Aracanidae. Habitat: marine.

striatus, Ostracion Shaw [G.] 1804:430 [General zoology or systematic natural history; ref. 4015] Adventure Bay, Australia. No types known. Described from a drawing. •Synonym of Aracana aurita (Shaw 1798) -- (Allen et al. 2006:1904 [ref. 29090]). Current status: Synonym of Aracana aurita (Shaw 1798). Aracanidae. Habitat: marine.

tobinii, Ostracion Donovan [E.] 1824:unnumbered page, Pl. LXVI [The naturalist's repository v. 2; ref. 37806] Van Diemen's Land [= Tasmania, Australia]. No types known. •Synonym of Aracana aurita (Shaw 1798) -- (Allen et al. 2006:1904 [ref. 29090]). Current status: Synonym of Aracana aurita (Shaw 1798). Aracanidae. Habitat: marine.