Chilomycterus
| Burrfishes Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Chilomycterus schoepfii | |
| Chilomycterus antillarum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Diodontidae |
| Genus: | Chilomycterus Brisout de Barneville, 1846 |
| Type species | |
| Diodon atringa Brisout de Barneville, 1846 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Atinga Le Danois, 1954 | |
Chilomycterus is a genus of diodontid tetraodontiform fishes commonly called "burrfish."