Aracana Gray [J. E.] 1833:Pl. 98 (v. 2) Fem. Ostracion auritus Shaw 1798. Type by monotypy. Spelled Acerana on legend, Acarana on Pl. 98, Acarana on Sawyer's legend page (1953:55 [ref. 6842]). Spelled Aracana by Gray 1838:110 [ref. 1884]. Acarana probably is the correct original spelling, but Aracana is in prevailing usage and therefore here used as the valid name for the genus. Kaup 1855:219 [ref. 2571] uses the spelling Acerana Gray. Possibly based on a misidentified type species. Regarded as valid but with spelling Aracana; see account of Aracana Gray 1838. •Different spelling of Acarana Gray 1833. •Treated as valid with this spelling -- (Tyler 1980:205 [ref. 4477], Winterbottom & Tyler 1983:902 [ref. 5320], Arai 1983:202 [ref. 14249], Gomon et al. 1994:897 [ref. 22532], Lindberg et al. 1997:96 [ref. 23547], Allen et al. 2006:1903 [ref. 29090], Matsuura 2006:273 [ref. 29182], Matsuura 2008:846 [ref. 30661], Matsuura 2014:15 [ref. 33576], Matsuura & Middleton 2016:[1] [ref. 34882]). Current status: Valid as Aracana Gray 1833. Aracanidae.