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Spotfin Burrfish (Chilomycterus reticulatus)
FishverifiedLeast Concern

Chilomycterus reticulatus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Spotfin Burrfish

Also known as: Few-Spined Porcupine-Fish, Few-Spined Porcupinefish, Fewspine Porcupinefish, Lanternfish, Porcupine Fish, Spotfin Porcupinefish, Spottedfin Burrfish

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About

Habitat

Reef-associated

Depth

20–100 m

Max size

69.7 cm

Diet

Variable

Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Tetraodontiformes

Family

Diodontidae

Where to find it

common

Senegal

occasional

Cape Verde

Other species in Diodontidae

Bridled Burrfish (Chilomycterus antennatus)

Chilomycterus antennatus

Bridled Burrfish

Web Burrfish (Chilomycterus antillarum)

Chilomycterus antillarum

Web Burrfish

Balloonfish (Diodon holocanthus)

Diodon holocanthus

Balloonfish

Porcupinefish (Diodon hystrix)

Diodon hystrix

Porcupinefish

Black-Blotched Porcupinefish (Diodon liturosus)

Diodon liturosus

Black-Blotched Porcupinefish

Image: © Louis Backstrom (CC-BY) · iNaturalist (CC-BY) · source