Ostracioidea
| Ostracioidea | |
|---|---|
| Shaw's cowfish (Aracana aurita) | |
| Yellow boxfish (Ostracion cubicus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Suborder: | Ostracioidea Rafinesque, 1810 |
| Families | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Ostracodermi | |
Ostracioidea or Ostracioidei, the boxfishes, is a suborder of ray-finned fishes belonging to the order Tetraodontiformes, which also includes the pufferfishes, filefishes and triggerfishes. The fishes in this taxon are found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans.