Aracana Explained

Aracana is a genus of deepwater boxfishes native to the coastal waters of Australia.

Species

There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:^[1]

Male	Female	Scientific name	Common Name	Distribution
		Aracana aurita (G. Shaw, 1798)	Striped cowfish	southern Australia (Perth to Sydney).
		Aracana ornata (J. E. Gray, 1838)	Ornate cowfish	southern Australia (Great Australian Bight to Bass Straight).

Notes and References

1. Matsuura, K. (2014): Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: a review focusing primarily on progress in the period from 1980 to 2014. Ichthyological Research, 62 (1): 72-113.