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Striped burrfish

Chilomycterus schoepfi

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Description:

This striped burrfish washed ashore near Rehoboth Beach, DE. We placed the fish back in the ocean, although we suspected he washed ashore because something was wrong with him.

Habitat:

Saltwater ocean, Northern Atlantic

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TeijeBrands
TeijeBrands 11 years ago
striped burrfish
Chilomycterus schoepfi Striped burrfish


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6 Comments

Tiz
Tiz 10 years ago

Cool little fish :)

Gina423
Gina423 11 years ago

Great, thanks for the ID! I thought it was a pufferfish. Silly me.

TeijeBrands
TeijeBrands 11 years ago

I caught one of these in Tampa Bay, Florida one time. They have beautiful emerald eyes, a dolphin went for it while i was reeling it in then changed its mind :D

Gina423
Gina423 11 years ago

Thanks. I hope the little guy made it.

Nishant
Nishant 11 years ago

Not sure how or why it got washed ashore but very nice of you to put him back into water.

Gina423
Gina423 11 years ago

Does anyone know why the fish would have washed ashore other than it was in distress? I put him back in the ocean but it was probably all for naught. Poor guy.

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Gina423
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Gina423

Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, USA

Spotted on Aug 14, 2012
Submitted on Aug 14, 2012

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