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Chilomycterus antillarum Jordan & Rutter, 1897

Web burrfish
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Antigua and Barbuda country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
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National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ac.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://caricom-fisheries.com/antigua-fisheries/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Smith, C.L., 1997
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Webb burrfish, Guanábana antillana, Pejerizo, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and filefishes) > Diodontidae (Porcupinefishes (burrfishes))
Etymology: Chilomycterus: Greek, cheilos = lip + Greek, mykter, -eros = nose (Ref. 45335).
  More on authors: Jordan & Rutter.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 44 m (Ref. 9710).   Tropical

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