Ostracion immaculatum Temminck & Schlegel, 1850
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Ostracion immaculatum, the bluespotted boxfish or immaculate boxfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Ostraciidae, the boxfishes. This species is found in the Western Pacific Ocean off Eastern Asia.
Wikipedia contributors, Ostracion immaculatum; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:27:47.373322+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Ostracion immaculatum Temminck & Schlegel, 1850
- Name authority
- Temminck & Schlegel, 1850
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Family
- Ostraciidae
- Genus
- Ostracion
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderTetraodontiformes
- suborderBalistoidei
- familyOstraciidae Rafinesque, 1810
- genusOstracion Linnaeus, 1758
- speciesOstracion immaculatum Temminck & Schlegel, 1850
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Ostracion. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| shortnose boxfishOstracion nasus Bloch, 1785 | OstraciidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ostracion solorense Bleeker, 1853 | OstraciidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ostracion rhinorhynchos Bleeker, 1851 | OstraciidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ostracion whitleyi Fowler, 1931 | OstraciidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Ostracion immaculatus Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 | synonym |
| Lactoria cubicus | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Temminck, C. J., & Schlegel, H. (1850). Pisces. In: Siebold, P. F. De (Ed.): Fauna Japonica, Sive Descriptio Animalium, Quae in Itinere per Japoniam ... Suscepto Annis 1823-1830 Collegit, Notis, Observationibus et Adumbrationibus Illustravit Ph. Fr. De Siebold. Lugduni Batavorum [Leiden] (A. Arnz et So, 15. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6TD5T. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.