Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Web Burrfish
Chilomycterus antillarum
Web Burrfish
Category: Porcupinefishes
Scientific Name: Chilomycterus antillarum
Size: Up to 10 in. (25 cm)  
Depth: 5-80 ft. (2-25 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Florida, Bahamas, Brazil
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Tetraodontiformes (Order)
     └Tetraodontoidei (Suborder)
      └Diodontidae (Family) Porcupinefishes
       └Chilomycterus (Genus)
        └C. antillarum (Species)
WoRMS ID: 275240🔗
iNaturalist ID: 131512🔗

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