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striped burrfish

Chilomycterus spinosus

Classification

The striped burrfish or simply burrfish (Chilomycterus schoepfii) is a member of the porcupinefish family Diodontidae. Description It is distinguished from the porcupinefish by the shorter, less sharply pointed, and immovable spines which cover the somewhat spherical body. It can inflate its body by taking either air or water into a ventral extension of the stomach.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 238Uruguay · 12