Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Diodontidae Porcupinefishes (burrfishes)

Genus: Chilomycterus

(See list of species below)

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6 species (see list below)

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Photo by Pialek, L.

Chilomycterus antennatus
[Bridled burrfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Chilomycterus antillarum
[Web burrfish]

Photo by Hernández-González, C.L.

Chilomycterus reticulatus
[Spotfin burrfish]

Photo by Johnson, L.

Chilomycterus schoepfii
[Striped burrfish]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Chilomycterus spinosus mauretanicus
[Guinean burrfish]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Chilomycterus spinosus spinosus
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6 Species of Family Diodontidae with Genus Chilomycterus
(Porcupinefishes (burrfishes))

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1816	Chilomycterus antennatus	Bridled burrfish	Western Atlantic	38 TL
1897	Chilomycterus antillarum	Web burrfish	Western Atlantic	30 TL
1758	Chilomycterus reticulatus	Spotfin burrfish	Circumglobal	69.7 NG
1792	Chilomycterus schoepfii	Striped burrfish	Western Atlantic	27.9 TL
1954	Chilomycterus spinosus mauretanicus	Guinean burrfish	Eastern Atlantic	25 TL
1758	Chilomycterus spinosus spinosus		Southwest Atlantic	28 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: TetraodontiformesFamily: Diodontidae Porcupinefishes (burrfishes)Genus: Chilomycterus(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Diodontidae Porcupinefishes (burrfishes)

Genus: Chilomycterus

(See list of species below)