Fish Identification: Find Species

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

Genus: Chilomycterus

(See list of species below)

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Chilomycterus antennatus
[Bridled burrfish]

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.

Chilomycterus antillarum
[Web burrfish]

Photo by Photo by Wirtz, P.

Chilomycterus mauretanicus
[Guinean burrfish]

Photo by Photo by Hernández-González, C.L.

Chilomycterus reticulatus
[Spotfin burrfish]

Photo by Photo by Johnson, L.

Chilomycterus schoepfii
[Striped burrfish]

Photo by Photo by Wirtz, P.

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

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Fish Identification: Find Species

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

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

Genus: Chilomycterus

(See list of species below)