SINCE 1828
Ostracion
noun
Os·tra·ci·on
| \äˈstrās(h)ēˌän\
Definition of Ostracion
: a genus of boxfishes that is the type of the family Ostraciontidae, is now restricted to forms found chiefly in East Indian waters, and is characterized by a carapace of more or less quadrangular section
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