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Paracanthostracion lindsayi

Fish

Paracanthostracion lindsayi, known as Lindsay's boxfish, is the only species in the monospecific genus Paracanthostracion, part of the boxfish family Ostraciidae. First named by Gilbert Percy Whitley in 1933, it is found in the south-western Pacific Ocean, known only from waters around New Zealand. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Scientific Name
Paracanthostracion lindsayi 3
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 4
Classification
System (Realm)
Marine 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Tetraodontiformes, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Paracanthostracion lindsayi

In Biome

Marine, Biomes
Source Paracanthostracion (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

The Pacific Ocean

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Paracanthostracion (Wikipedia)Distribution: Pacific Ocean
Quote, Distribution: Pacific Ocean
The only species in the genus is Paracanthostracion lindsayi, Lindsay's boxfish, which is found in the Southwestern Pacific Ocean.
Sources
1. Paracanthostracion (Wikipedia)
  • System/realm (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
    First named by Gilbert Percy Whitley in 1933, it is found in the south-western Pacific Ocean, known only from waters around New Zealand.
  • In Biome: Marine, Lead section
    Paracanthostracion is a monospecific genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ostraciidae, the boxfishes.
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2. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Animalia
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 23
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 23
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Animals","language":"EN"},{"name":"Fauna","language":"EN"},{"name":"Animaux","language":"FR"}],"cites_listings":[]
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3. Wikipedia: Paracanthostracion lindsayi
WikipediaWikidata Q82943 (P225 taxon name), correcting an earlier genus-level mismatchView the Source
4. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category): IUCN Red List category of Paracanthostracion lindsayi
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category)iucnRedListCategory record
Quote, iucnRedListCategory record
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
Wikidata: Paracanthostracion lindsayi
Child Taxon Of: Tetraodontiformes, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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