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

Genus: Cyclichthys

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3 species (see list below)

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Photo by CSIRO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm SL
Cyclichthys hardenbergi (de Beaufort, 1939)

Photo by CSIRO
 
Cyclichthys hardenbergi
[Hardenburg's burrfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Cyclichthys orbicularis (Bloch, 1785)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Cyclichthys orbicularis
[Birdbeak burrfish]

Photo by Henlé, C.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 34 cm TL
Cyclichthys spilostylus (Leis & Randall, 1982)

Photo by Henlé, C.
 
Cyclichthys spilostylus
[Spotbase burrfish]
3 Species of Family Diodontidae with Genus Cyclichthys
(Porcupinefishes (burrfishes))
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1939 Cyclichthys hardenbergi Hardenburg's burrfish Western Pacific 25 SL
1785 Cyclichthys orbicularis Birdbeak burrfish Indo-West Pacific 30 TL
1982 Cyclichthys spilostylus Spotbase burrfish Indo-West Pacific 34 TL



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