Ostraciidae

== Translingual == === Etymology === Ostracion +‎ -idae === Proper noun === Ostraciidae A taxonomic family within the order Tetraodontiformes – boxfishes, cofferfishes, cowfishes, trunkfishes, and turretfishes. ==== Hypernyms ==== (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Osteichthyes – superclass; Actinopterygii – superclass; Actinopteri – class; Neopterygii – subclass; Teleostei – infraclass; Acanthopterygii - superorder; Tetraodontiformes - order ==== Hyponyms ==== (family): Ostracion (boxfishes) – type genus; Acanthostracion (cowfishes), Lactophrys (trunkfishes), Lactoria (cowfishes), Paracanthostracion, Rhinesomus (trunkfishes), Tetrosomus (turretfishes and a boxfish) - genera === References === Ostraciidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Ostraciidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Ostraciidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Ostraciidae at World Register of Marine Species Ostraciidae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Ostraciidae at the Tree of Life Web Project Ostraciidae at National Center for Biotechnology Information “Ostraciidae”, in Paleobiology Database, 2026