Biology:Aracana

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Aracana
Aracana aurita.jpg
Aracana aurita
Aracana ornata.jpg
Aracana ornata
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Aracanidae
Genus: Aracana
J. E. Gray, 1838

Aracana is a genus of deepwater boxfishes native to the coastal waters of Australia .

Species

There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:[1]

Male Female Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Shaws Cow Fish (50332628998).jpg DSCF0212 Cowfish.JPG Aracana aurita (G. Shaw, 1798) Striped cowfish southern Australia (Perth to Sydney).
Aracana ornata.jpg Aracana ornata Female.jpg Aracana ornata (J. E. Gray, 1838) Ornate cowfish southern Australia (Great Australian Bight to Bass Straight).

References

  1. Matsuura, K. (2014): Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: a review focusing primarily on progress in the period from 1980 to 2014. Ichthyological Research, 62 (1): 72-113.

Wikidata ☰ Q2701274 entry