spotfin burrfish
Chilomycterus reticulatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Chilomycterus reticulatus, the spotfin burrfish, spotted burrfish, Pacific burrfish, spotfin porcupinefish or few-spined porcupinefish, is a species of fish in the genus Chilomycterus, which is part of the porcupinefish family Diodontidae.
Wikipedia contributors, Chilomycterus reticulatus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:01:35.153795+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Chilomycterus reticulatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Name authority
- (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Common name
- spotfin burrfish
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Family
- Diodontidae
- Genus
- Chilomycterus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderTetraodontiformes
- suborderTetraodontoidei
- familyDiodontidae Billberg, 1833
- genusChilomycterus Brisout de Barneville, 1846
- speciesChilomycterus reticulatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Chilomycterus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| striped burrfishChilomycterus schoepfii (Walbaum, 1792) | DiodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chilomycterus mauretanicus (Le Danois, 1954) | DiodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| bridled burrfishChilomycterus antennatus (Cuvier, 1816) | DiodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| web burrfishChilomycterus antillarum Jordan & Rutter, 1897 | DiodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chilomycterus spinosus (Linnaeus, 1758) | DiodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Chilomycterus atinga (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonym |
| Diodon atringa Linnaeus, 1758 Linnaeus, 1758 | synonym |
| Atinga atinga (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonym |
| Euchilomycterus quadradicatus Waite, 1900 Waite, 1900 | synonym |
| Chilomycterus affinis Günther, 1870 Günther, 1870 | synonym |
| Chilomycteris reticulatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonym |
| Chilomycterus atringa (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonym |
| Diodon tigrinus Cuvier, 1818 Cuvier, 1818 | synonym |
| Diodon reticulatus Linnaeus, 1758 Linnaeus, 1758 | synonym |
| Chilomycterus galapagosensis Klausewitz, 1958 Klausewitz, 1958 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219964 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5Y4PQ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.