Striped burrfish
Chilomycterus schoepfii
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A burrfish from the western Atlantic, with short fixed spines and a body marked with dark lines.
- Scientific name
- Chilomycterus schoepfii
- Family
- Diodontidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Diodontidae
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Synonyms
- Chilomycterus schoepfi, Chilomycterus schoepgi, Cyclichthys schoepfi, Diodon rivulatus, Diodon schoepfii
Origin
- Native region
- América do Norte, América do Sul
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 27.9 cm
Behavior
- Diet
- Carnivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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