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Brown burrfish

Chilomycterus spinosus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Brazil.January 7, February 8, March 5, April 10, May 6, June 1, July 5, August 1, September 3, October 9, November 2, December 6.
Brazil63
Rio de Jeneiro22
Sao Paulo15
Uruguay10
Rocha10
Parana9
Santa Catarina9
Bahia3
Espirito Santo2
United States1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderPuffers and Filefishes · Tetraodontiformes
FamilyPorcupinefishes · Diodontidae
GenusBurrfishes · Chilomycterus

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