Striped burrfish

It is distinguished from the porcupinefish by the shorter, less sharply pointed, and immovable spines which cover the somewhat spherical body.

The Striped burrfish lives in the reef-associated, marine, depth range - 11 m environment.

The color of the Striped Burrfish or Spiny Boxfish is a good camouflage in its' natural environment. This one has the spines which are always erect. More

The Striped Burrfish is nocturnal and will hunt for its food at night. It is known to nip at slow-moving fish and long-finned fish, but is not aggressive with others in its own family. More

Striped burrfish have large heads and somewhat bulging eyes that are spaced widely apart. They are yellow-brown to olive-brown with large dark splotches along their bodies. Their eyes are golden yellow with iridescent blue-green specks in the pupil. More

The Striped Burrfish is also known as the Spiny Box Puffer. It has a tan to yellow body with dark striping, and short, fixed spines which help protect it from larger, more aggressive fish. Its teeth are actually a fused beak-like structure. More

The striped burrfish, Chilomycterus schoepfii, a member of the family Diodontidae, is striking in its appearance. More

The Striped Burrfish is a relative of the popular Porcupine Puffer. The Burrfish has a brown body covered in short spines that do not lay flat. More

Common names

Baiacu-de-espinho-listrado in Portuguese (Português)
burrfish in English
Chilomycterus schoepfi in French (français)
Diodon paskowany in Polish (polski)
guanába rayada in Spanish (español)
Guanábana rayada in Spanish (español)
porcupinefish in English
Stribet pindsvinefisk in Danish (dansk)
Striped burrfish in English
肃氏圆刺鲀 in Mandarin Chinese
肅氏圓刺魨 in Mandarin Chinese

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