Chilomycterus antennatus

Chilomycterus antennatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Diodontidae
Genus: Chilomycterus
Species:
C. antennatus
Binomial name
Chilomycterus antennatus
(G. Cuvier, 1816)
Synonyms
  • Cyclichthys antennatus
  • Diodon antennatus

Chilomycterus antennatus, the bridled burrfish, is a species of fish belonging to the family Diodontidae. It is native to the tropical waters of the Western Atlantic from southeastern Florida and the Bahamas to northern South America. They are also found in the Eastern Atlantic off the cost of Mauritania.[2]

  1. ^ Leis, J.L.; Matsuura, K.; Shao, K.-T.; Hardy, G.; Zapfe, G.; Liu, M.; Jing, L.; Robertson, R.; Tyler, J. (2015). "Chilomycterus antennatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T193644A2252750. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T193644A2252750.en. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Chilomycterus antennatus (Cuvier, 1816)". Fish Base. Retrieved August 15, 2012.