Striped Burrfish is a photograph by Olga Hamilton which was uploaded on May 27th, 2015.
Striped Burrfish
Note: The watermark will not appear on purchased prints. The burrfish or spiny Boxfish (Chilomycterus schoepfi) is a member of the porcupinefish... more
Title
Striped Burrfish
Artist
Olga Hamilton
Medium
Photograph
Description
Note: The watermark will not appear on purchased prints. The burrfish or spiny Boxfish (Chilomycterus schoepfi) is a member of the porcupinefish family Diodontidae. It is distinguished from the porcupinefish by the shorter, less sharply pointed, and immovable spines which cover the somewhat spherical body. It can inflate its body by taking either air or water into a ventral extension of the stomach. Its color is olivaceous or brownish above and pale yellow below. The back and sides are irregularly striped with brownish, dusky, or black lines which are parallel to each other and which run obliquely downward. There are several large black spots on the sides, one just below the dorsal fin, and another behind the pectoral fin. Its maximum size is about 10 inches. It is found mostly in the tropics from the West Indies to Florida, and is found along the Atlantic coast, sometimes as far north as Cape Cod, and regularly during the late summer and fall in the vicinity of New York.
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May 27th, 2015
