Chilomycterus reticulatus

Chilomycterus reticulatus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Diodontidae
Genus: Chilomycterus
Species:
C. reticulatus
Binomial name
Chilomycterus reticulatus
Synonyms
  • 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.

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