Family ARACANIDAE

Aracana aurita

© Copyright McCulloch, A.R. in McCulloch & Waite 1915

Polyplacapros_tyleri from east of Port Stephens, NSW

© Copyright D.F. Hoese

Caprichthys gymnura holotype

© Copyright McCulloch, A.R. in McCulloch & Waite 1915

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Introduction

We follow Santini et al. (2013) in recognising the family, rather than a subfamily as treated by Nelson (2006). The family contains six genera and 13 species, with all genera and nine species known from Australia. Except for Kentrocapros, the genera are confined to the south-west Pacific, primarily in Australia. The species are typically found close to the bottom over the continental shelf and slope. Most species are treated in Kuiter (1993) and Matsuura (2008).

General References

Matsuura, K. 2008. Families Ostraciidae, Tetraodontidae. pp. 842-856 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp.

McCulloch, A.R. & Waite, E.R. 1915. A revision of the genus Aracana and its allies. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 39: 477-493 pls 16-25 [pls 19-20]

Nelson, J.S. 2006. Fishes of the World. Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 601 pp.

Santini, F., Sorenson, L. & Alfaro, M.E. 2013. A new phylogeny of tetraodontiform fishes (Tetraodontiformes, Acanthomorpha) based on 22 loci. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 69: 177–187

Common Name References

Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [411] (Temperate Boxfishes)

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