Location: Blue Heron Bridge, Florida
Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas and
Caribbean Reefs
Striped Burrfish
Chilomycterus schoepfii
Striped Burrfish
Category: Porcupinefishes
Scientific Name: Chilomycterus schoepfii
Size: Up to 10 in. (25 cm)
Depth: 1-60 ft. (0-18 m)
Distribution: Florida, Gulf of America, Northwest Caribbean
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Tetraodontiformes (Order)
└Tetraodontoidei (Suborder)
└Diodontidae (Family)
└Chilomycterus (Genus)
└C. schoepfii (Species)
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