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

Genus: Chilomycterus

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6 species (see list below)
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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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          If you already know the Country, go to Search FishBase, select Country and click on 'Identification by pictures' to display all available pictures in FishBase for the country.

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