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Striped Burfish

Striped burrfish

Chilomycterus schoepfii

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Fun Facts

The striped burrfish's striped body helps them camouflage into their environment.

Species Type:

Fishes

Common Name(s):

Striped burrfish

Size:

These fish grow to 10 inches (25 centimeters) long on average.

Diet:

Striped burrfish have a beak-like mouth perfect for eating hard-shelled invertebrates such as barnacles, hermit crabs, mussels, oysters and shrimp. They'll occasionally graze on algae.

Range & Habitat:

These fish live in seagrass beds found in bays, coastal lagoons and shallow water coral reefs throughout the western Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico.

Details:

Striped burrfish have white bodies with brown stripes and dark spots near their fins. Yellow spikes line their body from head to the base of their tale. When threatened, they inflate their bodies to fend off predators.