Size: 6-12 in.
ID: Black dots on body and tail; dark spot above pectoral
fin
Class: Actinopterygii / Ray-finned fishes
Order: Tetraodontiformes / Boxfishes
Family: Tetraodontidae / Puffers
Genus Species: Chilomycterus antennatus /
Bridled Burrfish
Habitat: sea grass beds and nearby reef bottoms
Typical food: invertebrate animals (use their beak-like
jaws to crush them)
Other information: may have more than one dark patch on back;
spines are always erect; inflate if molested; shy
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