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==Taxonomy== |
==Taxonomy== |
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''Aracana auritia'' was first formally [[Species description|described]] in 1798 as ''Ostracion auritus'' by the Irish [[biologist]] [[George Shaw (biologist)|George Shaw]] with its [[Type locality (biology)|type locality]] given as the "Islands of the Pacific Ocean", thought to be [[Tasmania]].<ref name = CofF>{{Cof genus|genus=Aracana|access-date=23 September 2024}}</ref> In 1838 [[John Edward Gray]] proposed a [[monotypic]] [[subgenus]] of ''[[Ostracion]]'' which he named ''[[Aracana]]'', in 1866 [[Pieter Bleeker]] formally designated ''O. aurita'' as the [[type species]] of ''Aracana''.<ref name = CofF2>{{Cof family|family=Aracanidae|access-date=23 September 2024}}</ref> The 5th edition of ''[[Fishes of the World]]'' classifies this genus in the family Aracanidae which is in the [[suborder]] [[Ostracioidea]] within the [[Order (biology)|order]] [[Tetraodontiformes]].<ref name = Nelson5>{{cite book |author1=Nelson, J.S. |author1-link=Joseph S. Nelson |author2=Grande, T.C. |author3=Wilson, M.V.H. |year=2016 |title=Fishes of the World |edition=5th |publisher=[[John Wiley & Sons]] |place=Hoboken, NJ |pages=518–526 |isbn=978-1-118-34233-6 |lccn=2015037522 |oclc=951899884 |ol=25909650M |doi=10.1002/9781119174844}}</ref> |
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==Etymology== |
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''Aracana auritia'' is classified in the genus ''Aracana'', a name which was variously spelt by Gray as ''Acarana'' in 1833, ''Acerana'' in 1835 and ''Aracana'' in 1838. The 1838 name is the one used because it has become the most commonly used name. Grey did not explain the name but in 1835 he referred to boxfishes as "parrotfishes", so the name may refer the aracanga (''Macrocercus aracanga''), an old name for the [[scarlet macaw]] (''Ara macao''). The [[Specific name (zoology)|specific name]] ''aurita'', means "eared", an allusion to the spines resembling horns above each eye, these horns together looking similar to a pair of ears.<ref name = ETYFFish>{{cite web |url=https://etyfish.org/tetraodontiformes2/ |title=Order TETRAODONTIFORMES: Families MOLIDAE, BALISTIDAE, MONACANTHIDAE, ARACANIDAE and OSTRACIIDAE |date=21 August 2024 |access-date=23 September 2024 |author=Christopher Scharpf |publisher=Christopher Scharpf}}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 19:05, 23 September 2024
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| Illustration from 1904's Kunstformen der Natur | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Aracanidae |
| Genus: | Aracana |
| Species: | A. aurita
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| Aracana aurita (G. Shaw, 1798)
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Aracana aurita, Shaw's cowfish, painted boxfish, Southern cowfish or striped cowfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Aracanidae, the deepwater boxfishes or temperate boxfishes. This species is endemic to the seas off southern Australia.
Taxonomy
Aracana auritia was first formally described in 1798 as Ostracion auritus by the Irish biologist George Shaw with its type locality given as the "Islands of the Pacific Ocean", thought to be Tasmania.[3] In 1838 John Edward Gray proposed a monotypic subgenus of Ostracion which he named Aracana, in 1866 Pieter Bleeker formally designated O. aurita as the type species of Aracana.[4] The 5th edition of Fishes of the World classifies this genus in the family Aracanidae which is in the suborder Ostracioidea within the order Tetraodontiformes.[5]
Etymology
Aracana auritia is classified in the genus Aracana, a name which was variously spelt by Gray as Acarana in 1833, Acerana in 1835 and Aracana in 1838. The 1838 name is the one used because it has become the most commonly used name. Grey did not explain the name but in 1835 he referred to boxfishes as "parrotfishes", so the name may refer the aracanga (Macrocercus aracanga), an old name for the scarlet macaw (Ara macao). The specific name aurita, means "eared", an allusion to the spines resembling horns above each eye, these horns together looking similar to a pair of ears.[6]
References
- ^ Holleman, W.; Fennessy, S.; Russell, B. & Matsuura, K. (2020). "Aracana aurita". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T158883594A158883903. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T158883594A158883903.en. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Aracana aurita". FishBase. June 2024 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Aracana". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Aracanidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ Nelson, J.S.; Grande, T.C.; Wilson, M.V.H. (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. pp. 518–526. doi:10.1002/9781119174844. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6. LCCN 2015037522. OCLC 951899884. OL 25909650M.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf (21 August 2024). "Order TETRAODONTIFORMES: Families MOLIDAE, BALISTIDAE, MONACANTHIDAE, ARACANIDAE and OSTRACIIDAE". Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
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