Chilomycterus reticulatus

Chilomycterus reticulatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Diodontidae
Genus: Chilomycterus
Species:
C. reticulatus
Binomial name
Chilomycterus reticulatus
Synonyms[2]
  • Diodon reticulatus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Diodon atringa Linnaeus, 1758
  • Chilomycteris atringa (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Diodon tigrinus Cuvier, 1818
  • Chilomycterus affinis Günther, 1870
  • Euchilomycterus quadradicatus Waite, 1900

Chilomycterus reticulatus, the spotfin burrfish, spotted burrfish, Pacific burrfish, spotfin porcupinefish or few-spined porcupinefish, is a species of fish in the genus Chilomycterus, which is part of the porcupinefish family Diodontidae.[3]

  1. ^ J.L. Leis; K. Matsuura; K.T. Shao; et al. (2017) [errata version of 2015 assessment]. "Chilomycterus reticulatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T193752A115331266. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T193752A2271648.en. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Synonyms of Chilomycterus reticulatus (Linnaeus, 1758)". Fishbase.org. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Common names of Chilomycterus reticulatus". Fishbase.org. Retrieved 12 February 2017.