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Spotfin burrfish
Chilomycterus reticulatus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Spotfin burrfish
- Scientific
- Chilomycterus reticulatus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 70 cm (NG); commonly 30 cm
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 20 to 100 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2011
Description
A burrfish, grey to brown with small black spots and a black band under the chin, covered in short fixed spines, reaching about 70 cm. It lives on reefs and soft bottoms and can inflate itself when threatened.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Chilomycterus-reticulatus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Chilomycterus_reticulatus_Oarai_3.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.