Chilomycterus antillarum

(Chilomycterus antillarum)

Description

Chilomycterus antillarum, the web burrfish, spiny box puffer, bridled burrfish or striped burrfish, is a species of fish in the genus Chilomycterus native to the Western Atlantic Ocean, southern Florida, and the Bahamas to Brazil. The species can grow up to 12 inches in length.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Actinopterygii
Order:Tetraodontiformes
Family:Diodontidae
Genus:Chilomycterus
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