Ostracion

== Translingual == === Etymology === New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὀστρᾰ́κιον (ostrắkion), diminutive of ὄστρακον (óstrakon, “shellfish”) === Proper noun === Ostracion m A taxonomic genus within the family Ostraciidae – some of the fish called boxfishes and trunkfishes. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): 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; Ostraciidae - family; Ostraciinae - subfamily ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Ostracion cubicus - type species. For other species see Ostracion on Wikispecies.Wikispecies === References === Ostracion on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Ostracion on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Ostracion on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Ostracion at World Register of Marine Species Ostracion at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Ostracion at National Center for Biotechnology Information “Ostracion”, in Paleobiology Database, 2026