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Chilomycterus schoepfii
?Puffer fish that washed up on Ocean City MD. beach after storm. As the referenced site below indicated this is a solitary bottom feeder that visits this region from spring through autumn. Noted to be yellow-green with wavy stripes and short spines on head and body. Dark spots seen near dorsal and pectoral fins.
Ocean/ referenced site notes it inhabits bottom near bay grass beds.
Spotted on Aug 26, 2012
Submitted on Sep 4, 2012
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