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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Aracanidae Deepwater boxfishes

Genus: Aracana

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2 species (see list below)

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Photo by Dubosc, J.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Aracana aurita (Shaw, 1798)

Photo by Dubosc, J.
 
Aracana aurita
[Striped cowfish]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Aracana ornata (Gray, 1838)

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Aracana ornata
[Ornate cowfish]
2 Species of Family Aracanidae with Genus Aracana
(Deepwater boxfishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1798 Aracana aurita Striped cowfish Eastern Indian Ocean 20 TL
1838 Aracana ornata Ornate cowfish Eastern Indian Ocean 15 TL



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