Family Diodontidae
This family regroups the Porcupinefishes and related species.
Chilomycterus schoepfii – Striped burrfish
Diodon nicthemerus – Slender-spined porcupinefish
Family Molidae
This family regroups the true Sunfishes.
Family Ostraciidae
This family regroups the Boxfishes and related species.
Acanthostracion polygonius – Honeycomb cowfish
Acanthostracion quadricornis – Scrawled cowfish
Ostracion rhinorhynchos – Horn-nosed boxfish
Family Aracanidae
This family regroups the South Australian boxfishes.
Anoplocapros lenticularis – White-barred boxfish
Aracana aurita – Striped cowfish
Aracana ornata – Ornate cowfish
Family Triacanthidae
This family regroups the Tripod fishes and related species.
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